An atmospheric river accosting California in January 2023. (NASA) Earth's climate systems are inexorably and often ...

Melting and breaking icebergs in the far-off northeastern Pacific Ocean can weaken a massive current system in the Atlantic ...

Scientists have long debated whether the AMOC is nearing collapse, but the latest findings are certainly alarming.

A recent study reveals our warming world is triggering shifts in winds and ocean currents, which is likely contributing to an increase in harmful carbon pollution. An international team of scientists, ...

Fresh water from melting Antarctic ice is projected to weaken the world’s most powerful ocean current by 20 percent in the next quarter century, an international team of scientists concluded in a ...

The collapse of one of Earth's most important ocean currents may already be locked in, according to an ominous new study.

A subpolar gyre is a large-scale ocean current system located at high latitudes created by a persistent region of low atmospheric pressure. These gyres circulate water in a cyclonic direction – ...

The dynamics of equatorial ocean currents are governed by the interplay of wind forcing, the Earth’s rotation and basin geometry, giving rise to distinct eastward and westward jets, wave motions and ...

Narrow bands of ocean covering just over one-third of the world's seas are responsible for absorbing nearly three-quarters of the carbon dioxide that oceans pull from the atmosphere, new research ...