As the air turns crisp and leaves begin to change, many Wisconsinites look for signs of what kind of autumn — and winter to ...

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

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

Global shipping, sea currents and habitat factors are driving the spread of Indo-Pacific fish species in the Mediterranean ...

It moderates climate at a global scale, and its future seems dubious.

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 ...

New research led by Stanford University and co-authored by Lancaster University explores the industrial impacts on the ocean ...

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at a new funding for California’s bullet train and Norfolk Southern’s ...

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.

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.

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