EUROPEAN CITIES WITH CLIMATE THE SAME AS ALASKA !!!

In our AI generated image major Northern European cities could be in serious trouble if the Gulf Stream collapses. Without the AMOC and Gulf Stream, northern Europe would be super frozen. Think about it: northern Scotland is at the same latitude as Alaska but rarely has freezing temperatures or even snow. Balmy Barcelona is at the same latitude as Chicago… yet the annual temperature there is way warmer, especially in winter! Studies published in the prestigious journal Nature found that the AMOC (linked closely to the Gulf Stream system) is at its weakest in 1,600 years. The study found that the decline started around 150 years ago and it has lost around 15 to 20% of its strength. A 2020 study published in Nature Food, suggests that the AMOC collapse could reduce rainfall in the UK dramatically…. Enough to reduce the UK’s percentage of arable land from 32% to just 7%. This is just one example of how it could affect agriculture. A 2021 paper in Nature Climate Change found that: “A collapse of the current AMOC state would have severe impacts on the global climate system and would increase the risk of a cascade of further transitions in other major multi-stable components of the Earth system, such as the Antarctic ice sheet, tropical monsoon systems, and Amazon rainforest.” The warning signs are there but SUV sales are up, holiday travel will break records this year and the British government has approved more major oil and gas drilling, the Lemming mentality comes to mind.