The person who wrote the study, Prof Peter Ditlevsen, knows that other scientists have been worried about the Gulf Stream system for a long time. This system moves warm water to the north, but melting ice is making it harder for the system to work. If it stops, it could make Europe colder, make the sea level rise in the eastern US, and change the rain needed for growing food. The study says the system might stop working between 2025 and 2095. But, other scientists think there is not enough proof to say the system is getting weaker. They think it might stop one day, but they are not sure when. They say we should be careful with these predictions, but we should still think about them.

Original news source: Will the Gulf Stream really collapse by 2025? (BBC)

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Scientists have said that the Gulf ? system might stop working soon. This system helps decide the weather in western ?. If it stops, it could make temperatures lower and change the climate in a big way. But, other scientists are not sure if this will happen. A group called the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change thinks the system won't stop as fast as the study says. The ? who wrote the study, Prof Peter Ditlevsen, ? that other scientists have been worried about the Gulf Stream system for a long time. This system moves warm ? to the north, but melting ice is making it harder for the system to work. If it ?s, it could make Europe colder, make the sea level rise in the eastern US, and change the rain needed for growing food. The study says the system might stop working between 2025 and 2095. But, other scientists think there is not enough proof to say the system is getting weaker. They think it might stop one day, but they are not ? when. They say we should be ? with these predictions, but we should still think about them.

1. What is the Gulf Stream system?
2. How would you feel if the Gulf Stream system stopped working?
3. Do you like warm or cold weather? Why?
4. Do you think the Gulf Stream system is important for the climate? Why or why not?
5. How do you think melting ice could affect the Gulf Stream system?
6. What do you think might happen if the Gulf Stream system stops working?
7. Do you think the study's prediction about the Gulf Stream system is accurate? Why or why not?
8. What do you think other scientists mean when they say there is not enough proof?
9. Why do you think we should be careful with predictions about the Gulf Stream system?
10. How do you think the climate in western Europe would change if the Gulf Stream system stops?
11. Do you think it's important to protect the Gulf Stream system? Why or why not?
12. What do you think we can do to help prevent the Gulf Stream system from stopping?

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