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Are Atlantic Ocean currents weakening? A new study finds no, but other experts aren't so sure.

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The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) has remained stable since the 1960s .

The AMOC is a system of Atlantic Ocean currents, including the Gulf Stream , that circulate in a giant loop from Antarctica to Greenland .

If the AMOC weaken, it could trigger significant cooling in Northern Europe and disruptions to weather patterns worldwide.

"It's almost unanimous at this point that the Atlantic overturning will slow in the future," Foukal concluded.

Even with deep cuts to greenhouse gas emissions, the AMOC will slow, he said.

The AMOC "will definitely weaken in the.. future," Ben-Yami said.