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Antarctic Circumpolar Current

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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

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.

6 months ago

I just returned from Antarctica: climate change isn’t some far-off problem – it’s here and hitting hard | Jennifer Verduin

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…

9 months ago

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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