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Environment
Tracey Ferrier

Deep ocean in deep trouble as Antarctic ice melts

Researchers say the loss of Antarctic ice will destroy the circulation of nutrients in the ocean. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO) (AAP)

Australian scientists have made dire projections about what Antarctica's melting ice will do to global ocean health without rapid emissions cuts this decade.

Most people know fossil fuel use is warming the planet, melting polar ice caps and pushing up sea levels. But ice loss is also disrupting water circulation in the deepest parts of the ocean.

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