This is what you get when worm infested brains lead the country
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Or our reaction to and preparedness for consequences of early collapse? Is course correction impossible?
U.S. to dismantle system tracking Atlantic currents that are at risk of collapse
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Because the other responses are incredulously focused at why someone would ask such a dumb question, the answer is that oceans affect everyone's lives.
Ocean currents and temperatures are major factors in storms, economic activity like trade, and ecosystems across the country. Monitoring them costs virtually nothing, and the benefits are huge.
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Because if they suddenly stop, it will quite likely have devastating repercussions for the entire globe. Weather patterns (which also effects food growing), sea life (more food), and probably some other non-food related things too!
Won’t markets adjust to that though. Market needs will lead to just-in-time innovation! If not, then victims can sue after damages incurred to recover their losses.
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#24This is what you get when worm infested brains lead the country
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#25I wish I could find it but Simon Clark, someone who specialized in climate science, had put out a video about how we were only recently able to model the AMOC and it's shifting patterns thanks to this measurement we were doing
Edit: probably not this one but atleast tells us why measurement is needed https://youtube.com/shorts/-X5EhUbzLTY?si=_N92PNUiTi3STat6
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because it is useful information for the public benefit, and not very expensive.
What does it mean to be not expensive? How much do all the not very expensive endeavors as up to?
a spec on the budget compared to retiree support, military and healthcare.
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#27Let's not forget those from the big tech (you know the names) who kneeled before the king.
Why not name them?
Zuck Musk Bezos Pichai Thiel
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
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Or our reaction to and preparedness for consequences of early collapse? Is course correction impossible?
Most scientists don’t expect a full collapse this century, but even a significant slowdown would have major climate consequences particularly for Europe and Africa.
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#29Let's not forget those from the big tech (you know the names) who kneeled before the king.
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Can you think of any economically valuable reason why it might be important to know about weather trends or events in advance? Any at all?