Just as the fresh water of a river forms a visible line when it meets the salty ocean water, so do waters of different temperatures in the ocean.
In particular, images of the Atlas and the Pacific Ocean went viral on the internet for a while. The line drawn with an invisible border almost prevents the two ocean waters from mixing with each other. But how?
In fact, the waters not mixing with each other means the coming of the Earth’s disaster.
Although the images where the waters do not mix with each other fascinate him, this situation means a complete disaster for the world. Global warming is making the oceans stagnant. The mixing of these waters is one of the vital mechanisms that cools the heated surface waters and keeps the temperature of the Earth under control. The waters that do not mix with each other heat up and the hot water absorbs less carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
The fact that the ocean waters do not mix with each other means that more carbon dioxide accumulates on the surface. This, in turn, increases carbon pollution in the atmosphere, causing more global warming.
Although each of the world’s oceans has a different name, all water flows in a single mass.
You’ve probably seen that famous video on the internet that is said to be the Drake Pass, known as the meeting point of the Atlantic and the Pacific. Showing two different colored but juxtaposed bodies of water, this video actually represents the moment when light, sedimentary fresh water from melted glaciers meets dark salt water in the Gulf of Alaska.
Although it doesn’t seem to mix, currents and waves mix these waters together over time. Therefore, the information that the Pacific and Atlantic waters do not mix with each other, unfortunately, does not reflect the truth.
Moreover, there is no such thing as immiscible water on Earth.
Oceanologist Professor Sally Warner says: “There are two parts of this issue that we have to consider: what’s going on at the surface, where do people see these lines of changing hue or blur, and what’s going on below the surface?”
It may be the Drake Pass in the video shown, but it may also represent a different situation occurring on Earth. Ocean fronts are irregular patches of water with different temperatures and salinity. From afar, the water of the river can be seen completely different from the rest of the water when it meets the ocean.
These waters are bound to unite sooner or later; however, this merger may take several days.
Yes, other waters on Earth are mixing together, such as the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, but this mixing happens very slowly and in specific regions. The combination of waters with different temperatures in this region reveals such a line.
It is worth noting that two different waters, the Atlantic and the Pacific, remain as different masses with their own characteristics and ecosystems. This mixing of very slowly developing waters is largely driven by natural oceanic and atmospheric processes. In other words, there is not a single body of water in the world that does not mix with each other, even if they do not mix, their attraction to each other follows a slow course.
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