"We are witnessing a true reversal of ocean circulation in the Southern Hemisphere—something we’ve never seen before,” explains Antonio Turiel, ICM-CSIC researcher and co-author of the study. “While the world is debating the potential collapse of the AMOC in the North Atlantic, we’re seeing that the SMOC is not just weakening, but has reversed. This could have unprecedented global climate impacts.”

  • Bob Robertson IX @discuss.tchncs.de
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    10 hours ago

    I had to look up that last part, as it seemed counter-intuitive, but apparently deep ocean water bottoms out at 4 degrees C.

    Right, but I still wouldn’t call water that is 4 degrees C as warm. How is deep water warm?

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      4 hours ago

      That was my physics teacher.

      “So materials shrink as they get colder.”

      “Ma’am, doesn’t ice expand?”

      “We don’t talk about that.”