A new analysis has concluded that the Gulf Stream is definitely slowing, but whether it's due to climate change is hard to tell.

A new study has confirmed that the Gulf Stream, a crucial ocean current that helps regulate climate and sea levels, is weakening. The flow of warm water through the Florida Straits has slowed by 4% over the past four decades. This slowdown has significant implications for the world’s climate, and scientists are concerned that it may be a sign of further weakening to come.

  • ProvableGecko
    81·
    2 years ago

    When a much more deadly pandemic comes it’ll be an extinction event

    • CADmonkey
      61·
      2 years ago

      Yup. Imagine if something was as transmissible as covid, and had a quiet incubation period of a week or so… and a 50% fatality rate.

      • Ænima@lemm.ee
        3·
        2 years ago

        I, for one, would like to welcome our antibacterial-resistant gonorrhea overlords!