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Mapping the Motion of the Oceans at Different Depths

Ocean currents are critical to life on Earth. These continuous flows of seawater both regulate the global climate and propel nutrients and organisms across the oceans. On the surface, ocean currents ...
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Research shows that the largest ocean current in the world may be starting to shift, which will have a dramatic impact on the environment

Shutterstock The ocean is filled with different currents, which keep the water cycling around the world. These currents don’t ...
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Key Atlantic current could collapse soon, 'impacting the entire world for centuries to come,' leading climate scientists warn

Forty-four of the world's leading climate scientists have called on Nordic policymakers to address the potentially imminent and "devastating" collapse of key Atlantic Ocean currents. The currents in ...
Science Daily

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, ...
The Conversation

Melting Antarctic ice will slow the world’s strongest ocean current – and the global consequences are profound

Taimoor Sohail receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Bishakhdatta Gayen receives funding from Australian Research Council (ARC). He works at University of Melbourne as ARC Future ...