The ocean current system that keeps winters mild in London, anchors fisheries from Norway to West Africa, and holds back sea levels along the U.S. East Coast is weakening far more quickly than the ...
A key Atlantic current may collapse this century, potentially impacting temperatures, rainfall, droughts and sea level rise among Europe, Africa and the Americas.
For two decades, instruments bolted to the Atlantic seafloor have recorded the pulse of one of Earth’s most important ocean currents. Now, a peer-reviewed study published in April 2026 in Science ...
The Atlantic current system, or more formally the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), is more likely to weaken than previously thought. That's the conclusion of a new study published ...
A certain current in the Atlantic Ocean that is essential for temperature regulation is in danger of collapsing. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, also known as the AMOC, runs the ...
Straits of Florida — At 2 a.m., oceanographer Ryan Smith was headed into his 12th hour of work with little sleep when trouble started. From the rear deck of the University of Miami’s research boat, he ...
A mysterious patch of water in the North Atlantic has baffled scientists for decades. Located to the southeast of Greenland, this blob of seawater was colder between 1901 and 2021 than during the late ...