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EPISODE · Apr 17, 2026 · 4 MIN

Our current climate system could weaken at an unprecedented level

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Scientists across the globe are sounding an alarm as the most critical Atlantic current system is significantly more likely to collapse than previously thought. A collapse would shift the tropical rainfall belt on which many millions of people rely to grow their food, plunge western Europe into extreme cold winters and summer droughts, and add 50-100cm to already rising sea levels around the Atlantic. Anton discusses this further with Darren Clarke, Assistant Professor in Climate in DCU.

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