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A vital ocean current is stable, for now

A weakening of the Florida Current is not nearly as severe as previously reported

A visualization showing the Earth's northern hemisphere, with ocean currents indicated in white colors.

The Florida Current bends around the Florida peninsula, whisking warm, salty water from the Gulf of Mexico into the northbound Gulf Stream. It is a crucial piece of a large system of ocean currents that regulates Earth’s climate.

Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio/NASA

By Nikk Ogasa

The ocean’s circulatory system may not be doing as poorly as previously thought.

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