An expert with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the winds were something cruise ships would have to ...

Warmer ocean temperatures are leading to stronger eddy currents — swirling currents that transport warm or cold water to and ...

The weakening of an important ocean current has caused "catastrophic" climate shifts in the past and offers new clues to what ...

A report describes the dire state of Earth’s snow and ice, suggesting that several major climate tipping points are more ...

Complementary studies by separate teams have explored the interactions between melting ice in the North Atlantic and the flow ...

These extremes can also force species to move or die and cause sudden losses for fisheries ... We used this rich data to uncover the role of eddy currents. Ocean eddies are huge loops of swirling ...

Oceanic currents refer to the movement of water from one location to another. Wind, changes in water density, and tides contribute to ocean currents. — Tides cause currents in the oceans, which are ...

Yet these tiny organisms — called plankton — may be unable to thrive in the rapidly warming oceans, according to a pair of ...

A 55-year-old man apparently drowned on the same day a 15-year-old caught in a strong current also died just south of town, ...

Ocean currents are formed due to three key factors: the rise and fall of tides, wind and thermohaline circulation – a process caused by density differences in water depending on its temperature ...