CelloMom On Cars<p>"The influx of cold meltwater could slow the Antarctic Circumpolar Current by up to 20% by 2050.</p><p>Such a slowdown could allow more warm water to reach the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Antarctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antarctic</span></a> Ice Sheet, thereby exacerbating the melting that's already been observed. In addition to contributing to sea level rise, this could add even more meltwater to the Southern Ocean and weaken the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AntarcticCircumpolarCurrent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntarcticCircumpolarCurrent</span></a> further."</p><p><a href="https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/oceans-heart-is-slowing-down-and-it-will-affect-the-entire-planets-circulation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">livescience.com/planet-earth/r</span><span class="invisible">ivers-oceans/oceans-heart-is-slowing-down-and-it-will-affect-the-entire-planets-circulation</span></a></p>