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Collapse of Earth's main ocean water circulation system is already happening

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Collapse of Earth's main ocean water circulation system is already happening

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Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 16 hours ago

AMOC is like a massive ocean circulation conveyor belt that moves warm and cold water around the Atlantic. It's failing, and that's very bad.

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A weaker ocean current could mean colder winters in Europe and shifts in rainfall patterns that affect millions of people.

Millions? More like billions.

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