Roughly half of the carbon dioxide that enters the atmosphere is absorbed by the world's oceans, so as greenhouse emissions increase, the amount taken up by the oceans should increase in proportion. But the new research suggests that the Southern Ocean is not keeping pace with rising emissions. These Antarctic waters are an important sink for carbon dioxide, thanks to ocean currents and cold temperatures — they are thought to account for some 15% of the world's oceanic carbon-storage capacity. Nature
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