Gulf Stream on the verge of collapse, scientists warn

Climate change could push the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation or AMOC the brink of collapse within decades, potentially causing an ice age and raising sea levels, among other apocalyptic effects, per a study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment. Artem - stock.adobe.com

These current events don’t look so good.

Climate change could push a key Atlantic current to the brink of collapse within decades, potentially fomenting an ice age and raising sea levels, per an apocalyptic study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment .

The apocalyptic study was a collaboration between scientists with the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) and experts from the University of California, San Diego.

Per the research,