Major reversal in ocean circulation detected in the Southern Ocean

> In the long term, this process could double current atmospheric CO₂ concentrations by releasing carbon that has been stored in the deep ocean for centuries—potentially with catastrophic consequences for the global climate.

Well, fuck

Yah I came here for some good news. Whoops.

You should probably avoid any article about climate, then. Good news is scarce these days.

i’d really prefer a timeline more specific than “in the long term”

Good news everyone! We have a delivery to the new beachside resort at Mt Washington!

Well, part of the problem is that so much of what's going on is unprecedented, unknown and undetectable. We're trying to plot an estimate for an entire planets climate system and it's hard enough to get even local predictions correct.

But what we can rationalize about is that our current effects on the climate are already having dire effects, worsening disasters and increasing extremes. The bug windshield phenomenon is one example of a potential downstream shift.

By the time we have a more concrete timeline the odds are that it'll already be here and far too late.