Strongest ocean currents will experience more intense heat waves as climate warms
Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Regions of the ocean that host especially strong currents are more likely to experience intense marine heat waves in the decades ahead, according to a new climate model. Several studies have shown the intensity and frequency of marine heat waves are on the rise. New research -- published Friday in the journal Nature Communications -- suggests the intensity of marine heat wave events will increase at an accelerated rate near large ocean currents. Advertisement According to the new model, the North Atlantic's Gulf Stream, Japan's Kuroshio current, the the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and two major currents near Australia, the Leeuwin current and East Australian Current, will all experience more intense heat waves as the climate continues to warm. "We know marine heat waves...
