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A critical system of Atlantic Ocean currents could collapse as early as the 2030s, new research suggests (www.cnn.com)

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“Until a few years ago, we were discussing whether it would happen at all, as a kind of low-probability, high-impact risk,” Rahmstorf told CNN. “And now it looks a lot more likely than just a few years ago that this will happen. Now people are starting to close in on when it will happen.”

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[–] assaultpotato 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Unironically somewhere in the north eastern Midwest. Either just south or north of the great lakes. Our winters are vastly more mild than they were when I moved here 10 years ago and there's tons of fresh water and arable land. We aren't immune to heat waves and wacky growing season changes, but we don't get the drought and wildfires they do out west or south, nor any of the extreme storms from the Atlantic.

Biggest threat is flooding, but river flooding is more easily mitigated than other extreme weather. My ass is staying in the boring part of the continent.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Tornados sure have been picking up here though

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You're welcome to take a left into Central where the tornados spawn mini tornados and like following you around, though only after they've made the decision to stay small and scary-cute or grow to such a size as to make you wholly uncertain whether it's heading your way or not.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

No thank you, central IL might as well be another state lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Firstly, love the username.

Secondly: Yep, I grew up in the PNW, am disabled now, and WA and OR are just far more expensive than say Wisconsin or Minnesota.

Weather around there seems to be the closest analogue I can find to Seattle. PNW weather is getting more extreme and you say Great Lakes region is getting more mild, so, sounds good to me!