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Scientists say a critical Atlantic Ocean current is weakening and the effects could be global

Scientists have found strong observational evidence that a key part of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation has been weakening across a wide stretch of ocean for nearly two decades. The slowdown could eventually reshape weather patterns, rainfall, storms, winters, and coastal sea levels around the Atlantic.

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MBARI researchers join expedition to advance ocean science in West Africa • MBARI

Last month, MBARI researchers participated in an expedition to deploy advanced imaging systems to study marine snow and ocean carbon transport in the Gulf of Guinea. Part of the Ocean Margins Initiative, this fieldwork is helping to reveal the oceanographic processes in a productive and economically important ecosystem.