Massive ocean carbon sink spotted burping CO₂ on the sly

The Southern Ocean is one of humanity’s allies, slowing global warming by absorbing heat and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But now researchers report that the choppy waters around Antarctica are also quietly belching out massive quantities of CO₂ during the dark and windy winter, reducing the ocean’s climate benefit.

Nature 564, 311-312 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-07784-1

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