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A Crucial System of Ocean Currents Is Faltering, Research Suggests – The New York Times

#TheDayAfterTheDayAfterTomorrow

A slowdown in the network, which influences weather far and wide, could spell trouble. “We’re poking a beast,” one expert said. “But we don’t really know the reaction we’ll cause.”
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2021/08/05/us/gulf-stream-collapse.html

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Study: Which Countries Will Best Survive a Collapse? – The New York Times

#PublishAndPerish

A pair of English researchers found that New Zealand is best poised to stay up and running as climate change continues to wreak global havoc. Other scientists found flaws in their model.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2021/08/03/us/collapse-of-civilization-study-new-zealand.html

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Electric cars have much lower life cycle emissions, new study confirms | Ars Technica

…obviously, it matters bigly how we’re generating the electricity in question; still, it is a for–serious relief to be done with this particular part of the conversation.

In the US, life cycle emissions for EVs are already 60-68% lower than gasoline.
— Read on arstechnica.com/cars/2021/07/electric-cars-have-much-lower-life-cycle-emissions-new-study-confirms/

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Greenland Lost Enough Ice in a Single Day to Cover Florida

Sunny skies and hot temperatures have contributed to a major meltdown. It’s part of a worrying long-term trend of ice loss on the island.
— Read on gizmodo.com/greenland-lost-enough-ice-in-a-single-day-to-cover-flor-1847407127