article_snippet: The findings suggest that as global temperatures rise due to climate change, areas that are warmed by the Gulf Stream could see temperatures fall, particularly in the winter.
article_snippet: The influx of warm water from the equator, which travels up through the Gulf of Mexico, past Maine and then up the west side of Britain and Norway, helps to warm weather systems in Northern Europe.
article_snippet: It makes winter conditions in much of Northern Europe far milder than they normally would be, keeping Britain and the west coast of Norway largely snow and ice free through the winter months.
article_snippet: Finally, temperature changes in that region can also influence weather systems on both sides of the northern Atlantic, in North America as well as Europe.'
highlights_snippet: Weakened Gulf Stream may mean more severe winters in northern Europe .
  
highlights_snippet: Water temperatures around Florida and east coast of US could also suffer .