A decline in the system that underpins the Gulf Stream could lead to more extreme weather in Europe and higher sea levels on the US east coast according to a report in The Guardian newspaper (UK).

Published 3 years ago

The Atlantic Ocean circulation that underpins the Gulf Stream, the weather system that brings warm and mild weather to Europe, is at its weakest in more than a millennium, and climate breakdown is the probable cause, according to new data.

Further weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) could result in more storms battering the UK, more intense winters and an increase in damaging heatwaves and droughts across Europe.

The Guardian reports on a study conducted by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, in which co-author Stefan Rahmstorf, says a weakening AMOC would increase the number and severity of storms hitting Britain, and bring more heatwaves to Europe.

To read the full article go to: The Guardian:  Atlantic Ocean Circulation at Weakest 

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