A shutdown would have devastating global impacts and must not be allowed to happen, researchers sayDamian CarringtonEnvironment editor@dpcarringtonThu 5 Aug 2021 11.08 EDT
Climate scientists have detected warning signs of the collapse of the Gulf Stream, one of the planet’s main potential tipping points.
The research found “an almost complete loss of stability over the last century” of the currents that researchers call the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC). The currents arealready at their slowest point in at least 1,600 years, but the new analysis shows they may be nearing a shutdown.https://fa7ab933261417e7516c220bfd91ff83.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html?n=0
Such an event would have catastrophic consequences around the world, severely disrupting the rains that billions of people depend on for food in India, South America and West Africa; increasing storms and lowering temperatures in Europe; and pushing up the…
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