# Scientists are warning that the world’s strongest ocean current, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, is slowing down due to climate change. The Antarctic Circumpolar Current, a clockwise current more than four times stronger than the Gulf Stream, links the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. According to an Australian-led study, the ocean current could slow down by 20-percent by 2050, further accelerating Antarctic ice sheet melting and sea level rise. Co-author doctor, Taimoor Sohail, says concerted efforts to limit global warming will limit Antarctic ice melting, averting the projected slowdown.
The world’s strongest ocean current is slowing down due to climate change