At some point, melting ice in the North Atlantic—caused by increased global warming—will cause so much freshwater to be ...

Between Hawaii and California, trash swirls in giant ocean currents, caught up in the infamous, Texas-sized Great Pacific ...

Global warming is having an impact on Atlantic Ocean currents that could lead to significant shifts in weather patterns in ...

March 15, 2025 - By Emily Becker - La Niña conditions persisted through February, but forecasters expect ENSO-neutral conditions to develop in the next month and persist through the Northern ...

Melting Antarctic ice is slowing Earth's strongest ocean current, according to a new study. The influx of cold meltwater ...

The influx of cold meltwater could slow the Antarctic Circumpolar Current by up to 20% by 2050, researchers reported March 3 ...

A mesmerizing new visualization of ocean currents from NASA has been compared to the Starry Night painting of Van Gogh.

The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt has puzzled researchers since 2011. A new model demonstrates that the alga was brought to the tropics by strong currents, and thrived in ideal growing conditions.

A sequel to the popular first version from 2011, the new visualization now shows currents not just at the water's surface.

On decadal timescales, the loss of Arctic ice favors the climate of the south-west of the United States -- and California in particular -- becoming drier on average, especially in winter. This ...

New research reveals that Arctic sea ice loss can disrupt weather worldwide, making California drier while increasing winter ...

Ventilation is an important process within the global ocean, where waters sink to deeper layers, are transported by deep currents, and eventually get upwelled back to the surface. This process affects ...