Scientists are closely watching a massive ocean circulation system that helps regulate the planet’s climate. This global current moves heat around the Earth and absorbs large amounts of carbon dioxide ...

For more than a century, a patch of cold water south of Greenland has resisted the Atlantic Ocean's overall warming, fueling debate among scientists. A new study identifies the cause as the long-term ...

Changes in the Gulf Stream, a strong ocean current in the Atlantic, could serve as an early warning of the imminent collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). The AMOC is a ...

The global ocean “conveyor belt” circulation, shown in part here as red and blue lines, circulates cooler seawater below the surface and warmer seawater at the surface throughout the world’s oceans.

The Denmark Strait waterfall is over three times taller than Angel Falls. Its cold, dense water drives ocean currents, sustains marine life and regulates climate globally.

The Hadley Circulation (HC) plays a crucial role in distributing heat and moisture around the planet. Over recent decades, surface warming has caused the HC to expand poleward, expanding subtropical ...

As human activities have released greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, trapping excess heat and warming the planet, the ocean has absorbed more than 90% of that excess heat since the 1970s. The ocean ...

BOISE, Idaho — Scientists across the Pacific Northwest are wrapping up summer research on the status of local glaciers – some of which are melting at record speed and impacting the region. Melting ...

Scientists have identified several ominous 'red flags' that hint that a key ocean current is nearing collapse. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a vast system of ocean currents ...