Europe is under threat of another ice age due to climate change affecting the Gulf Stream.
University College London has found out that the average temperature in Europe may drop by 15 degrees Celsius in the near future, according to experts who analyzed ancient sediments on the sea floor.
It turned out that for 20 millennia to the present day, the depth and speed of the Gulf Stream were twice as high. This was due to the powerful wind blowing through the subtropics of the North Atlantic.
The flow continued to deliver heat to the northern latitudes and contributed to the establishment of a favorable climate there.
The current warming threatens to disrupt the mechanism of ocean currents.
The process is aggravated by the melting of glaciers. As a result, the Gulf Stream can weaken significantly. This will lead not only to a severe cold snap in Europe, but also to severe flooding in the eastern United States, gismeteo.ru reports.
Alex Shishlo, Editor in Chief of the European Bureau, Rough&Polished
