Surrounding Antarctica in a ring, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the strongest ocean current in the world. However, its remote location has historically made it challenging to study, so it's not ...

The Circumpolar Current works as a regulator of the planet's climate. Its origins were thought to have caused the formation of the permanent ice in Antarctica about 34 million years ago. Now, a study ...

The world’s largest and most powerful ocean current may grow even stronger as the planet warms, scientists say. And that could make Antarctica’s ice melt even faster. In fact, there’s evidence that’s ...

New research challenges the origins of Earth's most dominant ocean current system. This disrupted the prevailing theory concerning the emergence of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. A new study ...

Our planet's strongest ocean current, which circulates around Antarctica, plays a major role in determining the transport of heat, salt and nutrients in the ocean. An international research team led ...

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The Antarctic Circumpolar Current began its eastern flow through the Southern Ocean 30 million years ago after the Tasmanian gateway, migrating northward tectonically, aligned with the mid-latitude ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Flowing clockwise around Antarctica, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the strongest ocean current on the planet. It's five times stronger than the Gulf Stream and more ...

The ocean is a vital part of our planet's climate system. Through its global circulation patterns, the ocean draws vast quantities of our planet's heat and carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Our planet's strongest ocean current, which circulates around Antarctica, plays a major role in determining the transport of ...