At these times, the plankton would sink back below the surface causing mass starvation of both fish and seabirds. This warmer current also had a major impact on agriculture.
但每隔一段時間，卻有一股暖流來勢洶洶，喧賓奪主，將先到的寒流壓下海面，造成浮游生物沈降，連帶魚群、海鳥缺乏食物大量死亡，並對農業生產造成重大打擊。