The real day after tomorrow: The Gulf Stream could collapse as early as 2025, plunging Europe into a deep freeze, scientists warn.
Scientists say melting ice in the Northern Hemisphere is disrupting the Gulf Stream. This could plunge Europe into a deep freeze, best described by the Hollywood film
In the 2004 film The Day After Tomorrow, humanity is plunged into a nightmarish international storm which sends the planet into a new ice age.
And even though the blockbuster has been relegated to the realm of science fiction, the science behind this scary scenario is true.
In a few years, melting glaciers could stop the Gulf Stream, the system of currents that brings heat to the Northern Hemisphere, experts say .
Without this additional heat source, average temperatures could drop by several degrees in North America, parts of Asia and Europe , and people would see “serious and cascading consequences”. all over the world."
Scientists warn that an abrupt halt to Atlantic Ocean currents appears more likely than ever, as computer simulations find a “cliff-like” tipping point looming in the near future.
In the 2004 film The Day After Tomorrow, humanity is plunged into a nightmarish international storm which sends the planet into a new ice age.
And even though the blockbuster has been relegated to the realm of science fiction, the science behind this scary scenario is true.
In a few years, melting glaciers could stop the Gulf Stream, the system of currents that brings heat to the Northern Hemisphere, experts say .
Without this additional heat source, average temperatures could drop by several degrees in North America, parts of Asia and Europe , and people would see “serious and cascading consequences”. all over the world."
Scientists warn that an abrupt halt to Atlantic Ocean currents appears more likely than ever, as computer simulations find a “cliff-like” tipping point looming in the near future.
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