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Slowing ocean circulation may temper Arctic temperature rise

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Slowing ocean circulation may temper Arctic temperature rise

Map depicting the direction that the AMOC carries warm water, from the tropics to higher latitudes. Credit: R. Curry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution/Science/USGCRP The Arctic is warming at three to four times the global average. However, new research suggests the slowing of a key ocean current could reduce projected Arctic warming by up to 2 … Read more

Slowing ocean current could ease Arctic warming — a little

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Slowing ocean current could ease Arctic warming — a little

The Arctic is warming at three to four times the global average. However, new research suggests the slowing of a key ocean current could reduce projected Arctic warming by up to 2 degrees Celsius by the end of the century. For years, scientists have warned that unchecked Arctic warming could lead to devastating consequences, threatening … Read more