Slowing deep Southern Ocean current may be linked to natural climate cycle—but melting Antarctic ice is still a concern
Our new research in the Antarctic suggests that the vital layer of cold water on the sea bed, which circulates the globe and influences the oceans ability to continue absorbing much of the rise in atmospheric heat and greenhouse gas emissions, is heating up and shrinking.
Shenjie Zhou Weddell Sea Janelle Lugge Shutterstock Southern Ocean Interdecadal Pacific Antarctic Bottom Water
Source: phys.org