Han’s team estimates that the area covered by salty seawater in this Southern Indian Ocean region has shrunk by about 30% over the past 60 years. They describe it as the fastest freshening seen ...

Ice-sheet melt temporarily intensified Southern Ocean stratification between ice ages and warmer interglacial periods, thus ...

A look at what we know and don't yet know about how climate change could affect the paths of these storms — and the all-important question of how often they'll make landfall.

Scientists have expressed growing concern over a major Atlantic current that could collapse and send northern Europe into the next Ice Age.

New research from the University of Copenhagen suggests that volcanic eruptions during the Ice Age may have triggered sudden climate change by disrupting the Atlantic Meridional Overturning ...

Scientists warn that the weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, linked to the Gulf Stream, could trigger severe global disruptions.

Scientists are again examining the strength of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, the vast ocean system that ...

The warm water in the current feeds directly into the Gulf Stream – a key component of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a fancy term for the circulation of currents which keep ...

One of the ocean's saltiest regions has become 30 per cent less salty - sparking fears the Gulf Stream could be inching closer to a catastrophic collapse.

Discover how rising temperatures and altered global wind patterns are causing more freshwater to move through the Southern ...

As the wake of this remarkable voyage settles, the scientific community looks to the future — one where understanding the Florida Current’s secrets could guide humankind's response to the ...