Max Planck Society: Antarctic Ice Melt Slowed Global Ocean Circulation
February 18, 2026
February 18, 2026
MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 18 -- The Max Planck Society issued the following news:
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Antarctic ice melt slowed global ocean circulation
A look into Eath's history shows that the ice-sheet melt temporarily intensified Southern Ocean stratification
* During the last deglaciations, the Antarctic ice-sheet melting temporary intensified the stratification of the Southern Ocean, thereby slowing global ocean circulation.
* The results . . .
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Antarctic ice melt slowed global ocean circulation
A look into Eath's history shows that the ice-sheet melt temporarily intensified Southern Ocean stratification
* During the last deglaciations, the Antarctic ice-sheet melting temporary intensified the stratification of the Southern Ocean, thereby slowing global ocean circulation.
* The results . . .