Key Atlantic Current could soon collapse, ‘affecting the entire world for centuries to come’, leading climate scientists warn

An illustration of the Earth with blue and red lines swirling through the Atlantic

Forty-four of the world’s leading climate scientists have called on Nordic policymakers to tackle the potentially imminent and “disastrous” collapse of the Atlantic Ocean’s main currents. In one open letter published online Monday (Oct. 21), University of Pennsylvania climatologist Michael Mann and other prominent scientists say that the dangers of weakening of the ocean circulation … Read more

Technical and travel issues keep UK patients from key hospital appointments

Buses, vans and cares are photographed on a street in Glasgow, Scotland. getty Travel difficulties, communication problems and stress are preventing patients across the UK from keeping their hospital appointments. Eight million people missed a scheduled appointment last year at a cost of around £960 million ($1.25 million) to the country’s public health service, according … Read more