A key Southern Ocean water layer has turned saltier, denser and deeper since 2016 as Antarctic meltwater input fell, research suggests, with possible implications for ocean carbon storage, deep-ocean heat and global currents. https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/antarctic-meltwater-engine-sputters-as-key-ocean-layer-reverses/ #Oceans #Antarctic #AAIW #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Environment #Ocean #AMOC