Deep-ocean heat has been marching closer to Antarctica, reveals new long-term study (VIDEO)

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Argo floats, pictured here, are robotic devices that drift through the upper water column collecting real-time ocean data. A global network of these instruments provides continuous snapshots of the ocean, but the programme hasn’t been running as long as ships have been collecting detailed hydrographic sections.

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