As humans burn fossil fuels, the oceans absorb more than 90 percent of the excess heat trapped by the resulting greenhouse ...

As Earth rapidly warms, fears over the collapse of a critical ocean current system are mounting. This event would wreak havoc on the global climate, and the latest research suggests this catastrophe ...

A subtle shift in coastal winds sets off a chain reaction that pulls cold, nutrient-rich water up from the ocean floor and ...

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The ocean has been heating up over the past century, largely due to human activity that produces heat-trapping greenhouse gases. But strangely, a patch of the Atlantic Ocean south of Greenland and ...

While the world’s oceans have generally been heating up, one patch of the Atlantic located south of Greenland has been dropping in temperature. Dubbed the “cold blob,” the region’s cooling is likely ...

Scientists have linked an unusual "cold blob" in the North Atlantic — one eerily similar to the one featured in the film "The Day After Tomorrow," that has a major impact on global weather. "The ...

Ocean currents are not just horizontal motions that flow from side to side. There are also vertical currents that act like deep-sea elevators, pushing heat and carbon down into the deep, while ...

This week’s forecast includes rip currents and high surf off the Los Angeles County coast. The National Weather Service has issued a Beach Hazards Statement for all county beaches, the Malibu Coast, ...

The $368 million network of instruments collecting data in both the Atlantic and Pacific has been critical to climate and ocean research. By Eric Niiler The Trump administration is dismantling a $368 ...

You hear stories about them, including the one who became a legend by climbing onto surfboards occupied by humans off Santa Cruz. You can find them in Central Coast kelp beds and Elkhorn Slough ...

On the Thursday, April 23, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: A large-scale and delicate system of ocean currents that has been active for millions of years and that’s responsible for our warm ...