Large-scale shift causing lower-oxygen water to invade Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence
Monday, September 17, 2018 - 19:01
in Earth & Climate
Rapid deoxygenation in the Gulf of the St. Lawrence is caused by shifts in two of the ocean's most powerful currents: the Gulf Stream and the Labrador Current. A detailed model shows that large-scale climate change is causing oxygen to drop in the deeper parts of this biologically rich waterway.