Spanish police impounded what is believed to be a national record haul of cocaine from a ship, with the seizure potentially reaching 40 tons, a union said.

The Civil Guard found between 30,000 and 45,000kg of the drug on a freighter headed to Libya.

The vast system of ocean currents that gives western Europe its mild winters and regulates rainfall across three continents is now projected to weaken far more severely this century than most climate models have predicted.

Some climate simulations indicate that a weakened AMOC could reduce monsoon rainfall over parts of India, especially central and northwestern regions. Others suggest rainfall may become more uneven — with longer dry spells interrupted by bursts of intense rain.

New research provides alarming evidence this ocean circulation is slowing and could be heading toward a shutdown, which would have catastrophic impacts on the planet’s weather and climate.

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a large-scale and delicate system of ocean currents, responsible for our warm climate.

Most of the microlitter present in the South Atlantic Ocean originates from the West African coast and is particularly concentrated in areas near the equator and off the coast of Brazil, according to a study appearing in Environmental Pollution.