The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the most powerful ocean current on Earth, is slowing down due to the rapid melting of Antarctic ice sheets. Scientists project a 20% slowdown by 2050, a shift ...
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the strongest ocean current on Earth, is rapidly weakening due to the accelerating ...
A recent study reveals our warming world is triggering shifts in winds and ocean currents, which is likely contributing to an increase in harmful carbon pollution. An international team of scientists, ...
Key climate tipping points may be closer than expected, raising the risk of accelerating warming, sea-level rise, and ...
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, ...
A subpolar gyre is a large-scale ocean current system located at high latitudes created by a persistent region of low atmospheric pressure. These gyres circulate water in a cyclonic direction – ...
Climate change is rapidly freshening one of Earth’s saltiest ocean regions in the Southern Indian Ocean, potentially disrupting circulation.
Bigger than any waterfall on land, this hidden ocean giant flows silently beneath the sea, unseen by human eyes, yet it plays a powerful role in shaping Earth's climate and ocean currents.