The real-life Day After Tomorrow: The Gulf Stream could COLLAPSE at 'any time' from 2025 thanks to climate change - plunging Europe into a deep freeze, warn scientists

That may have been science fiction but scientists say the terrifying prophecy could soon become a reality. That's because new research warns that the Atlantic Ocean current which drives the Gulf Stream could collapse at'any time' from 2025 thanks to climate change. Known formally as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), the current is the driving force which brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico up to the UK and is responsible for mild winters in Western Europe. If it collapsed, however, the impact would be devastating. Europe would be plunged into a deep freeze, while most of Africa, the Caribbean, and South American countries such as Colombia, Peru and Bolivia would experience rocketing temperatures.