Antarctic Circumpolar Current: The strongest ocean current in the world is in danger

The Gerlache Strait separating the Palmer Archipelago from the Antarctic Peninsular off Anvers Island. The Antartic Peninsular is one of the fastest warming areas of the planet.

Encased in a 4 kilometre thick layer of ice is a unique archive of our planet over the last million of years: the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. Credit: Ashley Cooper/Getty Images

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It flows clockwise around Antarctica and is the strongest ocean current on Earth: the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, ACC for short. Australian researchers now fear that this important flow could slow down as a result of global warming — with unexpected consequences for our earth...

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Antarctic Circumpolar Current: The strongest ocean current in the world is in danger

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It flows clockwise around Antarctica and is the strongest ocean current on Earth: the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, ACC for short. Australian researchers now fear that this important flow could slow down as a result of global warming — with unexpected consequences for our earth...

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