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Re:Warning of forthcoming collapse of Atlantic meridional ov... by i_am_jl on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @12:41PM (#36865177)
NYC was covered in a glacier the last time the global average temperature was 5C cooler.

That's not the same thing as Europe and NA cooling by 5C.

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Re:Warning of forthcoming collapse of Atlantic meridional ov... by AbrahamParangi on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @12:45PM (#36865234)
While strictly true, that doesn't mean 5C cooling wouldn't eventually result in NYC under ice.
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