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The system of ocean currents that is responsible for maintaining temperate weather.
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Oceanographers say AMOC has been slowing down for the past few decades.
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The northern Atlantic is the only region in the world that has cooled.
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There was a 10 per cent chance of AMOC crossing the tipping point this century.
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However 44 experts publicly stated that is now a 50 50 possibility.
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Devastating and irreversible impacts which will affect the entire world.
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Scientists predict that winter temperatures could become 15 degrees C lower.
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Colder weather could "potentially threaten the viability of agriculture.
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The collapse of AMOC could shift tropical monsoons southwards.
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Increases in the numbers of climate refugees and escalate geopolitical tensions.
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