🌊 Southern Ocean
@_southernocean
Hardest working ocean on Earth you’ve never heard of. Doing the heavy lifting to suck up carbon and heat, and cool the planet. You're welcome.
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https://aappartnership.org.au/ 01-12-2022 00:26:59
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🧵1/6 The global ocean naturally stores about $3 trillion worth of carbon a year, about a third of the carbon we emit. Knowing how this free eco-service might change in the future may depend on understanding how tiny zooplankton eat. 🔬 Julian Uribe-Palomino, CSIRO/Integrated Marine Observing System
“To say unprecedented isn't strong enough”: as #Antarctic sea ice levels nose-dive, AAPP scientists warn ABC News the natural likelihood of a winter like this is once in 7.5 million years. University of Tasmania, CSIRO, Bureau of Meteorology, Australia, Integrated Marine Observing System, Geoscience Australia, antarctica.gov.au abc.net.au/news/2023-07-2…
At the #SOOSSymposium2023 300 experts from 25 nations met in Hobart to underscore the Southern Ocean's vital role in regulating climate. Sian Henley emphasizes the need for global collaboration to comprehend this crucial ecosystem, while @AmidgeAndrew highlights the Southern
“It looks as though the Southern Ocean is shifting gear but we don’t yet know where it’s heading and what that means for us. That’s where our research comes in.” — Nathan Bindoff of Australian Antarctic Program Partnership at University of Tasmania in Guardian Australia theguardian.com/commentisfree/…