Antarctic Circumpolar Current: The strongest ocean current in the world is in danger
Encased in a 4 kilometre thick layer of ice is a unique archive of our planet over the last million of years: the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. Credit: Ashley Cooper/Getty Images
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It flows clockwise around Antarctica and is the strongest ocean current on Earth: the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, ACC for short. Australian researchers now fear that this important flow could slow down as a result of global warming — with unexpected consequences for our earth...
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