The world's strongest ocean current should be getting faster – instead, it is at risk of failing
Antarctica's remote and mysterious current has a profound influence on the climate, food systems and Antarctic ecosystems.
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2d
Earth’s Strongest Ocean Current Could Slow 20 Percent by 2050 Because of Climate Change, Study Finds
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is involved in everything from storing carbon to guarding Antarctica from invasive marine ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN2d
Earth’s Most Powerful Ocean Current Is Dying – And No One Is Ready!
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the most powerful ocean current on Earth, is slowing down due to the rapid melting ...
Going with the flow: Visualizing ocean currents with ECCO ocean model
Historically, the ocean has been difficult to model. Scientists struggled in years past to simulate ocean currents or ...
Melting Antarctic ice sheets are slowing Earth’s strongest ocean current: ‘There could be severe consequences’
Melting Antarctic ice sheets are slowing Earth’s strongest ocean current: ‘There could be severe consequences’ - Freshwater ...
Inside Climate News2d
Global Warming Will Weaken Earth’s Strongest Ocean Current, New Study Predicts
The slowdown of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current could have 'dire' consequences, including greater climate variability and ...
Scientific American7d
Crucial Ocean-Current System Is Safe from Climate Collapse―for Now
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation likely won't completely collapse with global warming, but any weakening could ...
World's strongest ocean current is slowing down rapidly; Scientists warn it could have a scary effect on Earth
Scientists warn that the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is slowing down due to climate change. This could lead to sea level ...
Melting Antarctic ice will slow the world’s strongest ocean current – and the global consequences are profound
Part of the system that pumps water, heat and nutrients around the globe is at risk. Climate change could slow the Antarctic ...
The gift of an iceberg to the ocean
As the iceberg melts, its released elements can alter the physics and chemistry of the ocean, propelling particles from the ...
Science Daily2d
Melting Antarctic ice sheets will slow Earth's strongest ocean current
Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's strongest ocean current, researchers have found. This melting has implications for global climate indicators, ...
Rising Temperatures Are Scrambling the Base of the Ocean Food Web
Scientists are gaining new insights into how plankton supports life on Earth — just as climate change is changing everything.