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Decades needed to tell whether ocean currents are slowing

Researchers pin down when we'll know the effects of climate on water flow.

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Schiermeier, Q. Decades needed to tell whether ocean currents are slowing. Nature (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/news070416-4

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