The cold area indicates a weakening current in the Gulf Stream, which is essential to the climate regulatory system known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC. Arctic ice melt ...

Here's why it's important. A giant mass of seaweed threatens beach season in the U.S. A giant mass of seaweed threatens beach season in the U.S. Why is an ocean current critical to world weather ...

This causes major changes to the density structure of the ocean. It counteracts the influence of ocean warming, leading to an overall slowdown in the current of as much as 20% by 2050. The ...

Glacial ice loss is a phenomenon that seems far removed from our everyday lives, but its impact is felt globally. As the ...

This causes major changes to the density structure ... was able to account for additional factors such as eddies that might change how ocean currents would behave. “Ocean models have ...

Part of the system that pumps water, heat and nutrients around the globe is at risk. Climate change could slow the Antarctic ...

A new study analyzed nearly four decades of deep ocean observations to reveal significant cooling and freshening of deep ...

The specific mechanisms that cause the vertical flows are not entirely clear. Ocean scientists are now turning to ECCO to tease out the connection between nutrient transport and currents like the ...

A USF study found that vertical currents are likely behind the algae blooms that dump sargassum onto Florida beaches each ...

Philippe Maréchal shows a sargassum bloom, which has affected parts of the Caribbean since 2011 | Earth And The Environment ...

Antarctica's remote and mysterious current has a profound influence on the climate, food systems and Antarctic ecosystems. Can we stop it weakening by 2050?