Some parts of the world will get warmer, others will get cooler-some parts of the world will get warmer, others will get cooler. while the average temperature on earth will continue to increase, the impact of this on different climate systems will vary greatly. northern europeans could experience cooler weather over the next century. the weather in northern europe is warmer than other areas of the same latitude because of the north atlantic drift the northern extension of the gulf stream. these currents, bringing warm water from the gulf of mexico are driven by thermohaline circulation the movement of cold dense salt water below warmer, less dense surface water. global warming could shut down the thermohaline circulation, leading to cooler weather in northern europe.