{"id":18663,"date":"2025-12-22T11:33:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T06:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=18663"},"modified":"2025-12-23T14:32:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T09:02:20","slug":"southern-ocean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/southern-ocean\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Ocean"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Southern Ocean Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, scientists have found the Southern Ocean mitigates global surface warming by taking up a large portion of the carbon released by human activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Southern Ocean<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Southern Ocean is also <\/span><b>known as the Antarctic Ocean,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the fourth-largest ocean by surface area.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>International Hydrographic Organization<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> describes the Southern Ocean as the World Ocean\u2019s <\/span><b>southernmost portion.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>located on<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>lower end of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Ocean<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and includes the tributary seas around the Antarctic region.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is known for its <\/span><b>strong winds, intense storms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, dramatic seasonal changes and cold temperatures.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is dominated by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/antarctic-circumpolar-current\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Antarctic Circumpolar Current<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ACC) which isthe longest, strongest, deepest-reaching current on earth.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Formation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was formed around <\/span><b>34 million years ago<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when Antarctica and South America drifted apart, creating the Drake Passage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Biodiversity:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Powerful currents, cold temperatures and nutrient and oxygen-rich waters make the Southern Ocean one of the <\/span><b>most productive marine ecosystems on Earth.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Role of Southern Ocean<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It plays an important role in the <\/span><b>circulation of water around the globe.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also plays a key <\/span><b>role in regulating the earth\u2019s<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> climate through its <\/span><b>currents, seasonal sea ice<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and by absorbing <\/span><b>heat and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/southern-ocean-carbon-anomaly-reveals-what-models-can-still-miss\/article70422336.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, is the fourth-largest ocean by surface area. 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