America's East Coast is predicted to experience rising sea levels in the coming decades, but a new discovery could accelerate the timeline.Researchers at the University of Miami found a critical ocean current that brings cool water to the North Atlantic from around Antarctica slowed by 12 percent from 2000 to 2020 to rise by - but predicts it could drop to 15 percent by 2050.The weakening current - called the abyssal limb - is part of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a system of ocean currents that act as a 'conveyer belt' to distribute heat, nutrients, and carbon dioxide across our oceans.
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