The slowdown of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current could have 'dire' consequences, including greater climate variability and ...

Scientists' yearlong study on Antarctic microbial communities reveals how climate change alters bacterial and phytoplankton ...

“Concerted efforts to limit global warming (by reducing carbon emissions) will limit Antarctic ice melting, averting the projected ACC slowdown.” Published in Environmental Research Letters ...

Bacteria and other single-celled microorganisms in the seas around Antarctica are strongly influenced by water temperature ...

03/03/2025 March 3, 2025 For a long time, the Antarctic seemed to defy climate change. But in recent years, global warming has also been leaving a mark there. Melting seems to be accelerating ...

It forms part of the global ocean ... influence of ocean warming, leading to an overall slowdown in the current of as much as 20% by 2050. The consequences of a weaker Antarctic Circumpolar ...

Melting Antarctic ice sheets are weakening the ACC, a vital ocean current that regulates global climate and ocean circulation ...

The world's strongest ocean current could slow as melting Antarctic ice sheets flood it with fresh water, with "severe" ...

Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's strongest ocean current, researchers have found. This melting has implications for global climate indicators, ...