Scientists discover the Southern Ocean is sweating more as climate change intensifies

A remote island between Australia and Antarctica is showing signs of a dramatic climate transformation. Scientists found storms over Macquarie Island now unleash much heavier rainfall than they did decades ago, soaking ecosystems and altering fragile vegetation. The discovery hints that the Southern Ocean - one of Earths biggest climate regulators - may be changing faster than expected. Researchers say the ocean could now be cooling itself by sweating more moisture into the atmosphere.