Although the main cause of the slowdown is still being disputed, almost all scientists agree on the implications that this will have in the future. If the AMOC continues weakening, the temperature and patterns of weather of every single country that borders the Atlantic Ocean would be affected. For example, Europe would begin to have very extreme weather, including unusually cold winters and hot summers. Due to this redistribution of heat, the ocean has warmed much faster (99% faster), over the past 10 years, which impacts the lives inside the oceans. Ocean systems, such as coral reefs, are very delicate and rely heavily on ocean currents, such as the AMOC, for their food supply and to properly scatter their offspring. The distribution of fish, other species, and their prey are all going to be affected due to the weakening of AMOC. As can be seen by previous changes on Earth, due to the quickly increasing levels of CO2 in the atmosphere, the ecosystems that exist in the ocean are extremely sensitive and react harshly to slight variations in the planet’s climate.