Boaty McBoatface makes major climate change discovery
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 4:15 am
Boaty McBoatface makes major climate change discovery on maiden outing
Some positive news! We all love Boaty McBoatface!Boaty McBoatface’s maiden outing has made a major discovery about how climate change is causing rising sea levels.
Scientists say that data collected from the yellow submarines's first expedition will help them build more accurate predictions in order to combat the problem.
The mission has uncovered a key process linking increasing Antarctic winds to higher sea temperatures, which in turn is fuelling increasing levels.
Researchers found that the increasing winds are cooling water on the bottom of the ocean, forcing it to travel faster, creating turbulance as it mixed with warmer waters above.
Experts said the mechanism has not been factored into current models for predicting the impact of increasing global temperatures on our oceans, meaning forecasts should be altered.