Different continental positions would have altered deeper ocean currents, too, Potemra said, with thermohaline currents enjoying largely unblocked paths from the equator to the poles, for example.

Some of the fastest ocean currents in the world have been discovered off South Africa, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and Madagascar. These can be used to generate energy.

Oxygen, carbon dioxide and ocean acidification in the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay to be discussed at Ocean Currents Lecture The University of Delaware will kick off its 2023 Ocean Currents lecture ...

An AMOC collapse would usher in global weather and climate shifts — including plunging temperatures in Europe, which relies on the current system for its mild conditions.

Ocean currents, on the other hand, are almost perpetual and could supply continuous power if they can be tapped into. Interesting Engineering has previously reported how different approaches are ...

The analysis shows how the sea ice responds to different ocean currents and that the sea floor plays a role. "In the beginning of this journey, there was almost no difference in the drift speed ...

It remains unclear exactly how different processes affecting deep-ocean currents and marine life will play out in the future, the study’s authors said in a statement, but they hope this new ...

A strengthening cold current Karnauskas used different data, when at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution a decade ago, to show how cold ocean currents might protect certain islands or coastlines from ...

In Roland Emmerich’s The Day After Tomorrow (streaming now on Peacock!), paleoclimatologist Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid) is gathering ice core samples when a chunk of ice the size of Rhode Island ...

Flooding on the US Northeast coast has risen significantly as a critical network of Atlantic Ocean currents weakens, according to a new study — an alarming glimpse into the future as some ...

Ocean currents contain kinetic energy that can be converted to electrical power using turbines. This is similar to offshore wind farms, ... Each project will cost a different amount, ...