The Ocean Current That Decides Whether Northern Europe Freezes

The Ocean Current That Decides Whether Northern Europe Freezes

Without a specific ocean current, London would have winters as cold as Moscow. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation — AMOC — acts like a giant heat pump, dragging warm tropical water north along the surface and sinking cold dense water south along the seafloor. It keeps Western Europe five to ten degrees warmer than its latitude should allow. Scientists have detected signs that AMOC is slowing. If it collapses, it won't gradually cool — it will flip abruptly.

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