The Planet’s Big Blue Machine: Why the Ocean Engine Matters

Yale e360
Oct 12, 2023, 8:49 am259 pts
The ocean is an enormous engine, turning heat energy into motion, says physicist Helen Czerski. But human activity is threatening that machine — depriving the seas of oxygen, increasing stratification, and potentially changing the currents that influence global weather. Read more on E360 →

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