Consider the following statements with reference to the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC):
1. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a large system of ocean currents that carry warm water from the tropics northwards into the North Atlantic.
2. An AMOC shutdown would cool the northern hemisphere and decrease rainfall over Europe.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1
1 only
2
2 only
3
Both 1 and 2
4
Neither 1 nor 2