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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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 ...
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 ...
Melting Antarctic ice sheets are slowing Earth’s strongest ocean current: ‘There could be severe consequences’
Freshwater from melting ice sheets can slow the critical ocean circulation that helps regulate the planet’s climate ...
Ocean Rowing Roundup for March
This month, one soloist has crossed into the Indian Ocean, another has made a pitstop in French Polynesia, and a canoeist has crossed the Atlantic.
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 ...