Oceanographic Magazine July 02, 2026 • 13:52

Tides off Patagonia are strongest they've been since the Ice Age - Oceanographic Magazine

By Rob Hutchins

Tides off Patagonia are strongest they've been since the Ice Age - Oceanographic Magazine

A reconstruction of 21,000 years of tidal change across the Patagonian Shelf finds tides are now their most energetic since the last Ice Age.

The tides sweeping across one of the world’s most powerful coastal seas are now among the strongest they have been in 21,000 years, according to new research that reconstructs how tidal energy across… [+2215 chars]

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