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.

  • BarrelAgedBoredom
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    1 year ago

    Has anyone tried bribing the gulf stream with some of these massive profits? Everything has a price

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        1 year ago

        I heard the gulf stream hangs out near Epstein’s Island! (It’s not that close, please don’t flame my geography knowledge)

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      1 year ago

      No, no, that would be too expensive. Let’s bribe lobby our bought elected representatives to pass laws saying it can’t do that. That’ll work

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      If the tax payers want to give me trillions then I can set up some giant fans along the gulf to push the water around

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      If the gulf stream wants a share of the profits, it needs to pull itself up by its bootstraps and put the work in itself.