Dangerous Climate Tipping Point is ‘About a Century Ahead of Schedule’ Warns Scientist – Think Progress
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Article Synopsis – New research “provides strong evidence that one of the long-predicted worst-case impacts of climate change — a severe slow-down of the Gulf Stream system — has already started”, which means catastrophic East Coast flooding could get much worse. “The system, also known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), brings warmer water northward while pumping cooler water southward. The impacts of such a slowdown include much faster sea level rise — and much warmer sea surface temperatures — for much of the U.S. East Coast”. To read the actual article click here.