Deep ocean current may slow due to climate change
Posted by Oceanography News -- ScienceDaily on 21 March, 2014
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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 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....