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Atlantic ocean current slowdown alarms European policymakers
Original: A climate nightmare lurks in the Atlantic. Europe is starting to pay attention.
Scientists and policymakers are warning that a slowdown of major Atlantic Ocean currents could disrupt Europe's climate on an unprecedented scale, potentially altering weather patterns, agriculture and living conditions across the continent. POLITICO reports that European officials are beginning to take the risk seriously, as research into the weakening circulation, sometimes linked to the AMOC system, gains urgency ahead of future climate planning.
Why now: New reporting on the risk of Atlantic current collapse has drawn attention to a potentially catastrophic but under-discussed climate threat to Europe.
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- A climate nightmare lurks in the Atlantic. Europe is starting to pay attention. · POLITICO
A slowdown of ocean currents that would disrupt life on the continent on an unthinkable scale.
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