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Researchers have discovered a dramatic and unexpected shift in the Southern Ocean, with surface water salinity rising and sea ...
The ocean around Antarctica is rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea ice is retreating at a record pace. Since 2015 ...
The melting of Antarctica's sea ice has had severe consequences for the Southern Ocean already, from the loss of its habitats ...
Would it take one flip in a deep-sea current to release enough carbon to double atmospheric CO₂? In 2023, Spanish ...
In recent years, the Southern Ocean has undergone one of the most dramatic environmental shifts observed anywhere on Earth.
A massive and surprising change is unfolding around Antarctica. Scientists have discovered that the Southern Ocean is getting ...
Tiny ocean zooplankton play a massive role in trapping carbon deep below the surface, offering a hidden buffer against ...
Antarctic sea ice extent has fallen dramatically in recent years – the effects include accelerated ocean warming, faster loss ...
A sudden salinity spike in the Southern Ocean is accelerating Antarctic ice loss and triggering a dangerous climate feedback ...
Antarctica has lost sea ice equal to the size of Greenland—the largest environmental change observed on Earth in recent ...
What we found was astonishing. Around 2015, surface salinity in the Southern Ocean began rising sharply – just as sea ice extent started to crash. This reversal was completely unexpected.