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Major reversal in ocean circulation detected in the Southern Ocean

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481 points riffraff | 2 comments | 04 Jul 25 04:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.442s | source
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dang ◴[04 Jul 25 09:51 UTC] No.44463006[source]▶
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topato ◴[04 Jul 25 05:13 UTC] No.44461309[source]▶
Did it actually say it will DOUBLE the CO2 concentration? Definitely past the point of no return. I guess us millennials WILL actually see the worst climate change outcomes WELL within our lifetimes...
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flanked-evergl[dead post] ◴[04 Jul 25 05:52 UTC] No.44461507[source]▶
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dao- ◴[04 Jul 25 05:56 UTC] No.44461532[source]▶
In climate science parlance it means it's a conservative guess and will likely happen faster than anticipated.
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flanked-evergl[dead post] ◴[04 Jul 25 06:04 UTC] No.44461569[source]▶
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lynx97 ◴[04 Jul 25 06:14 UTC] No.44461614[source]▶
30 years ago I learnt in school in chemistry class that earths oil reserves will be used up in 30 years.
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1. palmfacehn ◴[04 Jul 25 07:10 UTC] No.44461902[source]▶
Here's an article which is nearly 30 years old. Neo-malthusians remain just as undeterred by your observation as they were in 1997.

https://www.wired.com/1997/02/the-doomslayer-2/

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2. BlueTemplar ◴[04 Jul 25 17:17 UTC] No.44466272[source]▶
Wow, was Wired... trolling ?! Did they seriously believe they could convince opponents with this ?

(But it was probably just preaching to the choir...)