During the interview, Captain Jacques Cousteau admiringly talked about the Antarctic. He said that he was amazed at the important role the Antarctic plays for a control on human's climate system. The Antarctic's cold ocean water travels north to maintain a balanced temperature; it mixes with warm water in the tropics. In addition, the rising seawater of the Antarctic cool down both the surrounding atmosphere and water. Captain Cousteau then sadly continued on, saying that the current detrimental human activities are now ruining the delicate climate-control system of nature that has been automatically implemented for long.
Source from "Captain Cousteau," Audubon (May 1990):17.
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