“This is another symptom.”ADThe new research found that 76 percent of the global ocean is speeding up, when the top 2,000 meters of the ocean are taken into account. This suggests the Earth might actually be more sensitive to climate change than our simulations can currently show, McPhaden said. “And these may be connected, and likely are.”Having detected a massive global change, the researchers say they have not yet teased out the local consequences. So far, when it comes to the effect of climate change on ocean currents, the largest amount of attention has been paid to the North Atlantic region. ADThe current study does not focus on local impacts, however, but rather, on the global picture.

Source: Washington Post February 05, 2020 19:05 UTC