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1ce_C1rcu1t t1_j0h6cge wrote

"The Day After Tomorrow" movies weather chaos seems like its actually becoming a real thing....

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oxero t1_j0h8eft wrote

Yeah, and the North Atlantic Ocean circulation which is what triggered the whole disaster in the movie, is also starting to slow down and could completely stop this century. While the movie completely blew everything out of proportion such as Hollywood likes to do for entertainment, it still means we are going to get more and more severe weather randomly.

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PenguinSunday t1_j0hv1wi wrote

It's the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC for short). Not just the North, the whole ocean.

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oxero t1_j0jbqe0 wrote

Yes, making a quick comment can only get me so far off my memory. Thank you.

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Ok-Chart1485 t1_j0iadyu wrote

And the northern cycling is threatening to cut out too! (Can't recall the right name, it's the one going through the Barents straight)

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HalobenderFWT t1_j0j7xve wrote

What? This is actually normal for us northerners. What was concerning is the snow we weren’t getting before January the past few years. It was nice (in a way) to get another good December dumping.

Also, early winter tornados aren’t entirely uncommon for the south.

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agIets t1_j0jqrqp wrote

That movie was fairly scientifically accurate for what it was. Obviously it was intensified and sped up, bevause movie, but the NAO current is warming much like in the movie. It's not happening that fast, but we will absolutely have storms that continue to intensify.

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Shadrach_Jones t1_j0js216 wrote

One of my favorite movies! Burning books in a NYC library to stay warm. I didn't realize the movie was so old

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