Scientists fear the Atlantic’s great ocean conveyor could shut down

ScienceDaily
Sep 1, 2025, 10:41 am127 ptsTrending
A new study projects that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)—the system of currents that includes the Gulf Stream—could shut down after 2100 under high-emission scenarios. This shutdown would drastically reduce heat transport northward, leaving Europe vulnerable to extreme winters,…

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