Warming seas may substantially increase the frequency of extreme storms by the end of the century, shows new @NASA study: https://go.nasa.gov/2SflgVC pic.twitter.com/Lr58HYJZ6g
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Ocean currents, winds and storms stir the ocean. For the coldest parts of the oceans, deep warm & salty water is brought up to the surface while fresher, colder water at the surface is driven downwards and mixed... (3/5)
...with the majority of the coldest water descending to the deepest parts of the oceans (eventually resurfacing thousands of kilometers away many centuries/millennia in the future). (4/5)
