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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf
Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf
@rahmstorf@fediscience.org  ·  activity timestamp last month

What would you prefer as your legacy: 3 meters sea-level rise or #AMOC shutdown?
For me the answer is neither. Let's get out of fossil fuels fast enough to minimise both of these very real risks.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2504527-rapid-melt-from-antarctica-could-help-preserve-crucial-ocean-current/

New Scientist

Rapid melt from Antarctica could help preserve crucial ocean current

Greenland’s melt is expected to slow the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, but research suggests a collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet could in some cases prevent it from shutting down
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