The Southern Indian Ocean Is Losing Salt at an “Astonishing” Rate

Han’s team estimates that the area covered by salty seawater in this Southern Indian Ocean region has shrunk by about 30% over the past 60 years. They describe it as the fastest freshening seen ...

Identifying priority Southern Ocean conservation hotspots

New research shows that maintaining and adopting proposed marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Southern Ocean could almost ...

Northern Europe's radiator: Volcanic eruptions in the past may have pushed ocean currents toward collapse

New research from the University of Copenhagen suggests that volcanic eruptions during the Ice Age may have triggered sudden climate change by disrupting the Atlantic Meridional Overturning ...
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Could a fast current off Florida trigger a global climate chain reaction?

What happens when one of the most valuable climate heartbeats on earth is involved in the thin water passage between Florida ...
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Antarctic ice melt may be flipping global ocean currents, cores reveal

Fresh evidence from sediment cores, satellite records, and deep-ocean sensors is converging on a troubling finding: meltwater pouring off the Antarctic ice sheet may be reorganizing the planet’s ocean ...