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A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you’ve heard so little about it | George Monbiot (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] Delafin@slrpnk.net 4 points 6 months ago

When I was young, this was a hypothetical scenario to explain what the AMOC was. Now it's our actual trajectory. Wish I was 13 again.

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