Offshore wind farms help fight climate change, but could they also be contaminating the ocean with toxic metals? What does ...

The Drake Passage off the West Antarctic Peninsula is a notoriously dangerous channel that connects the Atlantic, Pacific and ...

New research has uncovered surprising insights into the relationship between atmospheric winds and ocean eddies, reshaping previous assumptions about how they interact. Contrary to earlier beliefs ...

This nice stretch of sunny skies and warm weather might seem like a perfect day to visit the beach but looks can be deceiving.

Meteorologists warned of gale conditions and hazardous seas that could make boating dangerous. Beachgoers also were warned.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - La Niña conditions have been present in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific Ocean since ...

Until now, a global evaluation of ocean current energy with actual data was lacking. Using 30 years of NOAA's Global Drifter Program data, a study shows that ocean currents off Florida's East Coast ...

Between Hawaii and California, trash swirls in giant ocean currents, caught up in the infamous, Texas-sized Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This is just one of many found across the globe. Efforts to ...

As global electricity demand grows, traditional energy sources are under strain. Oceans, which cover more than 70% of Earth's ...

Hidden in the stormy Furious Fifties, the South Sandwich Islands generate spectacular cloud formations. Winds sweeping past ...

Researchers identified a strong negative North Atlantic Oscillation in 2009--2010 as the tipping point that pushed sargassum into the tropical Atlantic, confirming vertical mixing, not rivers, as the ...