Part of the system that pumps water, heat and nutrients around the globe is at risk. Climate change could slow the Antarctic Circumpolar Current down 20% by 2050.
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New research shows how marine debris from continents across the southern hemisphere threatens Antarctica’s remote coastline and unique marine ecosystems. Foreign organisms might be hitching a ride.
The rapid changes in the Southern Ocean and Antarctica highlight the urgency of better direct observations and measurements, beyond satellite monitoring and modelling.
The Southern (Antarctic) Ocean is our planet’s primary storage of heat and carbon, and it’s home to extraordinary life forms, from tiny algae and spineless creatures to penguins, seals and whales.
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Professor in Ocean Physics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Earth Sciences New Zealand
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Professor in Marine Science, University of Otago
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Marine Physicist, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
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Senior Lecturer in Climate and Fluid Physics, Australian National University
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Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Our Future Oceans and Scientia Professor in Oceanography, UNSW
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in oceanography, University of Tasmania
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Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Glaciology, University of Otago
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ARC Future Fellow & Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, The University of Melbourne
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Marine Biogeographer, British Antarctic Survey