'Serious Risk' of Vital Ocean Current Collapse by 2100, Warn Scientists

October 24, 2024

A group of 44 climate scientists from 15 different countries is warning of a "serious risk" that soaring global temperatures will trigger the "catastrophic" collapse of a crucial system of ocean currents—and possibly sooner than established estimates considered likely.

"A string of scientific studies in the past few years suggests that this risk has so far been greatly underestimated," the scientists wrote in a letter to leaders of Nordic nations this week.

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