Antarctic ice melt slows Deep Ocean Current (2023)

If greenhouse gas emissions continue at today’s levels, the deepest Ocean current could slow down by 40% within three decades. The result could generate a cascade of impacts including higher sea levels, altered weather patterns and impacts for marine life – starving off a vital source of nutrients. A team of researchers, lead by Qian Li now at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – examined the deep ocean current that plunges down off Antarctica’s continental shelf below 4,000 meters and spreads to ocean basins around the globe. https://earthclimate.eu/2023/04/16/antarctic-ice-melt-slows-deep-ocean-current-with-potential-impact-on-worlds-climate-for-centuries/