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Africa: The Atlantic Ocean’s Major Current System Is Slowing Down – but a 21st Century Collapse Is Unlikely
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October 8, 2023October 8, 2023Uncategorized

Africa: The Atlantic Ocean’s Major Current System Is Slowing Down – but a 21st Century Collapse Is Unlikely

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Whether the water at your local beach is being roiled by nasty weather or is a perfectly calm expanse of blue, there’s always a great deal going on under the surface. The ocean is composed of various currents and water masses; those currents flow around the world through what is called thermohaline circulation. This circulation...

Oceans changing colour – Future Media
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July 13, 2023July 13, 2023Uncategorized

Oceans changing colour – Future Media

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Scientists say that over the past 20 years huge swathes of the world’s oceans have changed colour. Al Jazeera quotes scientists as saying they think that is down to changes in ecosystems, and particularly in tiny plankton, which are the centrepiece of the marine food web and play a crucial part in stabilising our atmosphere....