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News Release 11-085
Threading the Climate Needle: The Agulhas Current System
Increased Agulhas "leakage" significant player in global climate variability
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![Map showing the Agulhas Current system and its leakage into the Atlantic Ocean.](/news/mmg/media/images/agulhas1_f.jpg)
Agulhas Current system and its "leakage" into the Atlantic Ocean, affecting climate.
Credit: Erik van Sebille, RSMAS
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Oceanographers have discovered changes in one of Earth's major current systems, the Agulhas Current. These changes are likely related to global warming and its effects on the oceans.
Credit: University of Miami/RSMAS
![Photo of current meters secured to lab benches.](/news/mmg/media/images/agulhas2_f.jpg)
Current meters are secured to lab benches, ready for deployment into the Agulhas Current.
Credit: Lisa Beal
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![Photo of mooring operations on deck of the research vessel Knorr.](/news/mmg/media/images/agulhas3_f.jpg)
Mooring operations on deck of the research vessel Knorr during the Agulhas Current experiment.
Credit: Dallas Murphy
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![Photo of a current meter and chain of floats deployed as part of several-kilometers-long mooring.](/news/mmg/media/images/agulhas4_f.jpg)
A current meter and chain of floats deployed as part of several-kilometers-long mooring.
Credit: Lisa Beal
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![Photo of oceanographer Lisa Beal showing schoolchildren a current meter.](/news/mmg/media/images/agulhas5_f.jpg)
Oceanographer Lisa Beal shows schoolchildren a current meter in the main science lab aboard ship.
Credit: Clement Rousset
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![Photo of the rendezvous of the Knorr and clipper Stad Amsterdam off the South African Cape.](/news/mmg/media/images/agulhas6_f.jpg)
Rendezvous between research vessel Knorr and clipper Stad Amsterdam off the South African Cape.
Credit: Brett Kuyper
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