Readit Newstcumulus commented on AWS multiple services outage in us-east-1 health.aws.amazon.com/hea... · Posted by u/kondro
Signal is down from several vantage points and accounts in Europe, I'd guess because of this dependence on Amazon overseas
We're having fun figuring out how to communicate amongst colleagues now! It's when it's gone when you realise your dependence
Well, at least I now know that my Belgian university's Blackboard environment is running on AWS :)
tcumulus commented on Models of European metro stations stations.albertguillaumes... · Posted by u/tcumulus
Title is clickbait. This is based on 25+ different models, the AMOC is not the Gulf Stream, the authors admit there’s a great deal of uncertainty, and the confidence intervals extend from 2023 to 2076 for the high emission scenario. Moreover, per the authors:
> If the AMOC starts to collapse, it takes more than 100 years to reach a substantially weaker state.
Better title would be “Simulations of Atlantic Meridonal Circulation Collapse Due to Climate Change”
My bad, should have indeed used AMOC in the title. Translated the titles of the Flemish and Dutch public broadcasters which used the word "golfstroom" in their titles.
It may take long to significantly weaken, the article also states that effects of a weakening AMOC can occur much sooner than that.
The AMOC collapsing (I have no idea why the title says 'Gulf Stream' as that is different and not mentioned in the post), has far more disastrous implications than destroying the climate of Europe.
It's the beginning of the process of ocean de-oxygenation, ultimately creating a lifeless ocean that emits hydrogen sulfide instead of oxygen. It would completely disrupt the planetary food change, make the ocean poisonous, and fundamentally alter life on this planet in unimaginable ways.
For a more detailed look at the issue I highly recommend Peter Ward's "Under a Green Sky".
Should have used AMOC indeed, in Dutch media the word "golfstroom" was used, and I translated it without putting too much thought into it.
Non-technical articles on this study (in Dutch):
- https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2025/08/26/golfstroom-zou-halfw...
- https://nos.nl/nieuwsuur/collectie/13871/artikel/2579953-gev...
tcumulus commented on We regret but have to temporary suspend the shipments to USA olimex.wordpress.com/2025... · Posted by u/CTOSian
I live in Switzerland and Swiss post, which is the state owned postal service, does not ship to the US anymore.
Here is the official link:
https://www.post.ch/en/about-us/media/press-releases/2025/us...
Pretty crazy if you ask me
Same here in Belgium, and many other European countries.
"A 2026 proposal will aim to improve cross-border rail ticketing and booking systems, making it easier for passengers to plan and purchase seamless cross-border journeys, with better access to passenger rights protection when using multiple operators."
"Removing entry barriers for new high-speed operators. Better coordination of track capacity, fair track access charges, and non-discriminatory access to service facilities will make it easier for new companies to offer high-speed rail services, boosting competition and making high-speed rail more affordable."