Major Earth Systems on Track for Collapse, Scientists Find

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Reaping and Sowing Imagine this dire scenario: the Atlantic Ocean's sea currents which bring warm water to Europe just collapses, making large swaths of the continent as cold as the Arctic Circle.

Some researchers are even going as far as to set up experiments on geoengineering, shooting particles into the atmosphere to dim the Sun — though it's a sign of desperation that such an idea is even under consideration.

Even that doesn't feel like a sure thing, especially with the energy intensive rush into AI and petrostates like Saudi Arabia blocking policies to wean the world off fossil fuels.What's there to do?

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Author / Journalist: Sharon Adarlo

Category: Technology

Markets: United StatesAntarcticaGreenlandSaudi Arabia

Topics: Global warming Geoengineering The digest Climate change

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News Sentiment: Negative

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Published On: 2024-08-06 @ 22:30:31 (11 hours ago)

News Timezone: GMT +8:00

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Language: English

Article Length: 419 words

Reading Time: 3 minutes read

Sentences: 14 lines

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