Around the World (IMAGE)

Columbia Climate School

Around the World

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The global ocean overturning circulation, shown here in a simplified illustration, distributes heat through the oceans. In the Atlantic Ocean, the circulation carries warm water (red arrows) northward near the surface and cold deep water (blue arrows) southward.

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