The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is the system of currents responsible for shuttling warm water ...

In the movie “The Day After Tomorrow,” the Atlantic Ocean’s main current system is disrupted and sets off a chain of ...

Ocean circulation in the deep waters around Antarctica has slowed significantly over the past three decades, posing a threat to the climate system, according to a new study. Ocean circulation has kept ...

The Atlantic Ocean’s sensitive circulation system has become slower and less resilient, according to a new analysis of 150 years of temperature data — raising the possibility that this crucial element ...

Cracking, creaking ice at the bottom of the world is quietly shaping the future climate you live in. New research from ...

A new study strengthens evidence that the oceans and climate are linked in an intricate dance, and that rapid climate change may be related to how vigorously ocean currents transport heat from low to ...

A new study reveals that changes in the circulation in portions of the Southern Ocean are occurring quicker than anticipated, Axios explains in a detailed report. This is now raising concerns about ...

The Icelandic government has declared the possible collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current a national security risk.

The AMOC is driven by density differences between salt and fresh water which vertically overturns the Atlantic and moves the bulk of the heat into the northern Atlantic regulating climate. (wjxt, wjxt ...

An abrupt shutdown of Atlantic Ocean currents that could put large parts of Europe in a deep freeze is looking a bit more likely and closer than before as a new complex computer simulation finds a ...