University of Melbourne

Melting glaciers are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's strongest ocean current, researchers have found. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

The Great Ocean Slowdown: How Antarctic Ice Loss Is Reshaping the Climate

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New research finds that melting ice in Antarctica is weakening the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) and could lead to worsening climate extremes, disrupting marine ecosystems, and reducing the ocean's ability to absorb carbon by 2050.