Why some scientists are worried about a surprisingly cold ‘blob’ in the North Atlantic Ocean

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9. If true, on the plus side maybe our vacation MH in Florida won't

finally be carried off by a hurricane after all as things get more placid out there.

On the negative side, high waters during storms already wash over the patio. Complete collapse of the AMOC (which could add up to another 30 inches of sea rise on top of the sea rise already predicted) may be considered unlikely, but far less wouldn't be at all good for our already endangered water-view living room. Build that seawall up, or complete waste of money? Hmmm...

Then there're the frequent tropical rains that keep our little garden lush and much of the U.S. really, really depends on. Those might not journey up north nearly so often....

I wonder what the contribution of all that right-wing hot air is to global warming. Someone should do some cost analyses on that, starting with short-term money and mortality and moving on to their expected contribution to national decline over the next 20 years alone.