Study challenges the classical view of the origin of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and warns of its vulnerability

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Feb 5, 2024, 4:58 pm392 ptsTop
The Circumpolar Current works as a regulator of the planet's climate. Its origins were thought to have caused the formation of the permanent ice in Antarctica about 34 million years ago. Now, a study has cast doubt on this theory, and has changed the understanding of how the ice sheet in Antarctic developed in…

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Study challenges the classical view of the origin of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and warns of its vulnerability

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