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If this current is sufficiently disrupted it could cause the mean temperature for Western Europe fall by 5° Celsius. Recent studies have provided some evidence of the current slowing. It is thought this may be caused by global warming leading to increased rainfall and melting of the Arctic pack ice. As the current is powered both by water temperature and salinity in the North Atlantic, such an increase of fresh water may pose a risk of disruption.
Ocean currents