The failure of the Gulf of Panama’s seasonal upwelling system has left scientists wondering what happens next.

The AMOC essentially acts as a very slow conveyor belt circulating warm water north and cool water south. As the National ...

Some of us no doubt remember the 2004 disaster film “The Day After Tomorrow,” in which the collapse of the Atlantic Ocean’s currents led to an ice-covered Northern Hemisphere in a matter of days.

How can open ocean currents generate energy? Ocean currents contain kinetic energy that can be converted to electrical power using turbines. This is similar to offshore wind farms, or wind turbines ...

The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) is a major oceanic current determining global climate that is showing signs of weakening. It transports warmer waters northwards in the Atlantic ...

Hurricane Erin is expected to bring life-threatening rip currents and high surf to New York and New Jersey shores for the ...

Melting sea ice allows oceans to warm more rapidly, which melts more sea ice. Once triggered, they can be difficult or even impossible to reverse on timescales meaningful to humans.

For years, climate experts have been sounding the alarm about the worsening impacts of global warming, and a report made by a European news wire agency over the weekend heightened the concerns in an ...

Climate change is making ocean water more acidic. A new study suggests that a drop in pH could erode sharks’ teeth.