Earth's largest ocean current is grinding to a halt: Crucial system is now flowing three times slower than it was 130,000 years ago - and the consequences could be disastrous ⊖
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Antarctic Circumpolar Current
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Five times stronger than the Gulf Stream, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is by far the world's largest ocean current. But this key system is grinding to a halt, a new study warns.
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As an oceanographer, I study how the ocean shapes our world. For Australia and other nations, the lesson is urgent
Antarctica is often viewed as the last truly remote place on Earth – frozen, wild and…
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Earth’s strongest ocean current could slow down by 20% by 2050 in a high emissions future ○
Melting Antarctic ice is releasing cold, fresh water into the ocean, which is projected to cause the slowdown
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In a high emissions future, the…
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