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The system of ocean [currants / currents] that is responsible for maintaining temperate weather in Europe is [in / on] danger of collapsing. Experts say the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) could collapse [wither / within] the next 50 years. AMOC brings heat from Caribbean waters to the northern Atlantic Ocean [between / among] Greenland and Britain. Oceanographers say AMOC has been slowing down for [a / the] past few decades [because / caused] of global warming. The northern Atlantic is the [only / once] region in the world that has cooled in the [passed / past] 20 years. Experts once believed there was a 10 per cent chance [of / at] AMOC crossing the tipping point this century. However, 44 experts [publicity / publicly] stated that is now a 50/50 possibility.

Meteorologists [beliefs / believe] AMOC could fail in the next few decades. They said this would [lead / steel] to "devastating and irreversible impacts which will [affect / effect] the entire world for centuries to [come / go] ". It would disrupt global weather patterns and [adverse / adversely] affect the lives of hundreds of millions of people. The scientists predict that winter temperatures in the U.K. could become 15°C [lowly / lower] . Colder weather could "potentially threaten the viability [of / at] agriculture in northwestern Europe". The collapse of AMOC could [shift / shaft] tropical monsoons southwards, causing widespread [draught / drought] and famine. This will create huge increases in the numbers of climate refugees and [step / escalate] geopolitical tensions.