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A new study finds rapid freshening in the Southern Indian Ocean due to warming-driven wind shifts moving water from the Indo-Pacific Freshwater Pool. This creates stratification that traps heat, blocks nutrients, harms fisheries, may weaken AMOC, and heighten cyclones and marine heatwaves.
Click to View MoreRecent research finds a “carbon anomaly” in the Southern Ocean, where CO2 absorption has strengthened since the 2000s. Antarctic meltwater creates a freshwater lid that traps carbon below. This temporary climate buffer exposes model flaws and risks a sudden reversal into a carbon source.
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