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Deep ocean current may slow due to climate change, Penn research finds

2014-03-22 19:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Eureka! Science News: Far beneath the surface of the ocean, deep currents act as conveyer belts, channeling heat, carbon, oxygen and nutrients around the globe. A new study by the University of Pennsylvania's Irina Marinov and Raffaele Bernardello and colleagues from McGill University has found that recent climate change may be acting to slow down one of these conveyer belts, with potentially serious consequences for the future of the planet's climate. "Our observations are showing us that there is less formation of...

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