The global ocean absorbs a substantial amount of this excess heat (93%) and CO₂ (22%), mitigating severe climate warming. However, the mechanisms, especially in the Southern Ocean, are not fully ...

Southern Ocean warming will mean a wetter West Coast, US Date: April 2, 2025 Source: Cornell University Summary: As global temperatures warm, the Southern Ocean -- between Antarctica and other ...

Southern Ocean warming may have a greater impact than Arctic warming in some regions, particularly affecting tropical rainfall patterns, according to a study published in Nature Communications.

As global temperatures warm, the Southern Ocean—between Antarctica and other continents—will eventually release heat absorbed from the atmosphere, leading to projected long-term increases in ...

"We found that the Southern Ocean cooling trend is actually a response to global warming, which accelerates ice sheet melting and local precipitation," said Earle Wilson, an assistant professor of ...

There are five oceans recognized in the world, with the Southern Ocean being the most recent. While COVID had our attention, agencies around the world were setting boundaries and officially ...

Scientists use marine ecosystem models to understand how fragile regions such as the Southern Ocean will respond to changing climate, as well as to develop management and conservation plans.

An international team of researchers has now shown why this is the case and how the distant Southern Ocean determines precipitation on the Pacific coasts. The study was designed by Hanjun Kim from ...