Patagonian Shelf tides reach highest energy levels in 21,000 years, study finds
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Rob Hutchins
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New research reconstructing 21,000 years of tidal energy on the Patagonian Shelf finds that tides are now among the strongest they've been since the last Ice Age. The study reveals how rising sea levels and changing ocean basin geometry have amplified tidal energy over millennia, with significant implications for carbon storage, marine habitat dynamics, and our understanding of how ocean systems respond to long-term sea level rise.
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bskyPatagonian Shelf tides reach highest energy levels in 21,000 years, study findsoceanographicmagazine.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledThe tides sweeping across one of the world's most powerful coastal seas are now among the strongest they have been in 21,000 years
A reconstruction of 21,000 years of tidal change across the Patagonian Shelf finds tides are now their most energetic since the last Ice Age
With significant implications for carbon storage, marine habitats, and our understanding of how ocean systems respond to rising sea levels
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