Atlantic collapse threatens with serious consequences for Europe – researchers warn: “It will be devastating”. In parts of Europe, temperatures could drop by 15 degrees.
Since the beginning of the pre-industrial era, global temperatures have risen by around 1.5 degrees. For comparison, the EU climate change trend over a 12-month period is 0.2 degrees per decade. This is how the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (Amoc) works. In addition to heat, ocean currents transport nutrients and salt around the ocean.