The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), often compared to a gigantic conveyor belt in the ocean, plays an essential role in regulating the climate, especially in Europe. Recent studies ...

The warming climate in polar regions may significantly disrupt ocean circulation patterns, a new study indicates. Scientists discovered that in the distant past, growing inflows of freshwater from ...

(CN) — A crucial system of currents in the Atlantic Ocean is displaying early signs of collapse, according to a new study published Thursday in the journal Nature Climate Change. The study warns that ...

Oceanography, Vol. 25, No. 2, SPECIAL ISSUE ON Internal Waves (JUNE 2012), pp. 20-29 (10 pages) ABSTRACT. Ocean tides, and the atmospherically forced oceanic general circulation and its associated ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. It is being hailed as a sea change in scientific understanding of the global ocean ...

A vast network of ocean currents nicknamed the "great global ocean conveyor belt" is slowing down. That's a problem because this vital system redistributes heat around the world, influencing both ...

Skogafoss waterfall is pictured near Skogar in Iceland. The country’s climate is more temperate than in other regions that far north because of the influence of the warm Gulf Stream current. (Maja ...