Climate change: more important but worrying news
JVL Introduction
The creation of the conditions for the thriving of life depends on the alignment of much good fortune. The moon is not just a handsome face but plays a critical role in stabilising the orbit and perturbations of earth. The recycling of freshwater, through rain, aquifers and rivers has ensured the relative stability of essential water supplies despite available drinking water representing only one percent of the water on the globe.
Many have overlooked the essential role played by ocean currents in stabilising the global climate, by bringing warm water from the global south to the north and taking cooler water in the reverse direction. Belching greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere through fossil fuel use and animal farming is disrupting the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (the AMOC), which brings us the Gulf Stream and a temperate climate. Without it, winter temperatures will plunge to be followed by summer droughts. Damian Carrington reports here for the Guardian, on the more than 50% likelihood of the AMOC reaching a tipping point by mid-century, so that its functions will then inevitably cease by the end of the century. This would dramatically upset of the delicate balance of life on earth.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian on Wed 15 Apr 2026. Read the original here.
Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought
Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas
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Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch do not care about this.
Keir Starmer does not care much about it either.
One of America’s best presidents when it came to the environment was President Nixon. He set up the Environmental Protection Agency.
What motivated him was not concern about the environment as such but the realisation that voters cared about it and it would damage his re-election chances if he did nothing about it.
People who are concerned about this, or any other issue, need to understand this and act accordingly.