Sea levels in parts of the North Atlantic are currently 2.3 feet (70 centimeters) lower than they would be if the AMOC were weaker, because strong currents create uneven sea levels.

In two recent studies, researchers suggest a weakening ocean current system is to blame for a persistent cold spot in the ...

Something’s stirring in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) – and a strange “hole” of cold water in the ...

A century-old mystery of a stubborn cold patch in the North Atlantic is finally being unraveled. A new study links this ...

A patch of the Atlantic Ocean just south of Greenland is cooling while much of the world warms. The origin of this "cold blob ...

Three was a tropical depression in the North Atlantic Ocean Friday afternoon Eastern time, the National Hurricane Center said ...

Now this could be something to really worry about. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) – a large system of ocean currents that carry warm water from the tropics into the North ...

“The Northern Hemisphere owes its temperate climate to the North Atlantic Current,” Hall explains to the gathered scientists and dignitaries, “Heat from the Sun arriv. News.

Observed temperature change. (Courtesy: Caesar/PIK) Observed temperature change The Gulf Stream is slowing, the North Atlantic is cooling. An international scientific study has found new and harder ...

The Gulf Stream is a warm ocean current that runs from the coast of Florida and up to North Carolina, where it then diverts and goes across the Atlantic. It's also part of the Atlantic Meridional ...

If the current system collapses, it would lead to dramatic changes in worldwide weather patterns. If this circulation shuts down, it could bring extreme cold to Europe and parts of North America ...

Researchers confirm find that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a key system of ocean currents in the North Atlantic that carries heat from the Equatorial region to the mid ...