Monday, February 11, 2019

How do ocean currents work?

In the context of climate change, I think ocean currents are on everybody’s minds these days. Learn more about them with this handy new TED-Ed video by Jennifer Verduin.

In 1992, a cargo ship carrying bath toys got caught in a storm. Shipping containers washed overboard, and the waves swept 28,000 rubber ducks and other toys into the North Pacific. But they didn’t stick together — the ducks have since washed up all over the world. How did this happen? Jennifer Verduin dives into the science of ocean currents.

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