In recent years, the Southern Ocean has undergone one of the most dramatic environmental shifts observed anywhere on Earth.

This has serious implications for rising sea levels, weather systems and life on land and sea. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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A study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that increases in salinity in seawater near the surface could help explain some of the decrease in Antarctic sea ...

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Researchers have discovered a dramatic and unexpected shift in the Southern Ocean, with surface water salinity rising and sea ...

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