Perhaps in 30 years?
The 'gulf stream' that keeps European temperatures moderated may be changing, or collapsing, which could lead to the next ice age. And apparently it has already about 20 years ago based n the study in this article.
This could make vintage snowcats an investment as solid as gold bars!
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The 'gulf stream' that keeps European temperatures moderated may be changing, or collapsing, which could lead to the next ice age. And apparently it has already about 20 years ago based n the study in this article.
This could make vintage snowcats an investment as solid as gold bars!
Climate scientists’ controversial claim Gulf Stream could be near collapse — predicting a new ice age
Have we reached a tipping point?
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Climate scientists’ controversial claim Gulf Stream could be near collapse — predicting a new ice age
By Ben Cost Published Nov. 12, 2025, 12:56 p.m. ET
A key Atlantic current could be pushed to the brink of collapse within decades, supposedly ushering in a new ice age and dramatically raising sea levels, climate scientists have claimed in a controversial new study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment.
The apocalyptic predictions came as a result of a collaboration between researchers at the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) and the University of California, San Diego — weeks after one-time climate alarmist Bill Gates publicly downplayed the impact of temperature fluctuations on the planet.
Climate change could push the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation to the brink of collapse within decades, potentially causing devastating effects, according to a study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment. Artem – stock.adobe.com
Per the new findings, the at-risk current in question is the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation or AMOC, a “conveyor belt of the ocean” that funnels warm water toward the ocean surface — from the tropics to the Northern Hemisphere.
This current, which includes the Gulf Stream that runs from the Gulf of Mexico to the US East Coast and across the Atlantic to Europe, helps maintain the mild climate of Europe, the UK, and the US East Coast.
The study stated that the source of this marine temperature regulator, the Greenland Ice sheet, is being thawed amid warming temperatures, causing meltwater runoff to leach into the North Atlantic — leading to stagnation.
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This has resulted in a “distinctive temperature fingerprint” located some 3,280 to 6,560 feet below the ocean’s surface, according to reporting by the Daily Mail.
“Here we identify a distinctive temperature fingerprint in the equatorial Atlantic that signals the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation change,” the authors wrote. “The robust physical mechanism and reliable detection make [this fingerprint] a valuable metric for AMOC monitoring in a warming climate.”
The presence of the marine hot pocket appears to suggest that the current slowdown has been occurring for decades and could foment a total decline before the end of the century, per the study.
The Gulf Stream. “Here we identify a distinctive temperature fingerprint in the equatorial Atlantic that signals the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation change,” the authors write. designua – stock.adobe.com
The researchers reportedly happened upon this warm spot by using the Massachusetts Institute of Technology General Circulation Model (MITgcm) — a computer model that simulates the ocean, atmosphere and climate — to monitor how “AMOC-related signals” like energy waves ripple rapidly toward the equator.
When they hit home, they multiply along the equatorial region, effectively creating this oceanic hotspot.
The AMOC slowdown prompts subsurface warming in the subpolar North Atlantic — the region between the subtropics to the south and the Nordic Seas to the north — generating energy waves that travel along the Western North Atlantic toward the equator.
A map of the Gulf Stream. Peter Hermes Furian – stock.adobe.com
By examining observational data dating back to 1960, the research team discovered that the mid-depth warming trend that spiked in the late 2000s, indicating that the AMOC’s decline began in the late 20th century.
Should the AMOC slow down too much, they claim, it could have significant ramifications. These include the extreme suggestion that temperatures across Europe to drop by nearly 60 degrees.
“Winters would be more typical of Arctic Canada and precipitation would decrease, also,” Jonathan Bamber, a professor of Earth observation at the University of Bristol, told the Daily Mail.
Coincidentally, the last time the AMOC collapsed was before the last Ice Age that ended about 12,000 years ago, Reuters reported.
