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. Can we stop it weakening by 2050?
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Earth’s Strongest Ocean Current Is Failing—And the Consequences Could Be Catastrophic
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the strongest ocean current on Earth, is rapidly weakening due to the accelerating melt of Antarctica’s ice sheet. According to a new study published in ...
Harnessing Ocean Currents to Power the Future
As global electricity use grows, the strain on traditional energy sources increases. Renewable options like wind and solar ...
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Tracking Some of the World’s Fiercest Ocean Currents
During a voyage off the east coast of Africa, researchers collected detailed measurements of massive swirling currents that ...
Voyage tracks some of the world's fiercest ocean currents in the Mozambique Channel
The Mozambique Channel, between Mozambique and Madagascar, is home to some of the most turbulent waters in the ocean.
Weakening currents in the Atlantic may mean a wetter northern Australia and drier New Zealand
Scientists are increasingly worried about a potential slowdown of the major Atlantic ocean current. Now we know it would ...
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Going with the flow: Visualizing ocean currents with ECCO ocean model
The Agulhas Current flows south along the western side of the Indian Ocean. When it reaches the southern tip of Africa, it sheds swirling vortices of water called Agulhas Rings. Sometimes ...
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The world's strongest ocean current should be getting faster – instead, it is at risk of failing
The current helps to keep warm water at bay ... Establishing long-term studies in the Southern Ocean will be crucial for monitoring these changes accurately. With proactive and coordinated ...