Between Hawaii and California, trash swirls in giant ocean currents, caught up in the infamous, Texas-sized Great Pacific ...

A warm blob of water in the North Atlantic is an ominous sign that a system of currents that regulate the planet's climate ...

Much of Earth's heat uptake is passed to the ocean, making ocean heat content key for understanding long-term climate ...

the currents make a similar pattern, although there is a stronger vertical circulation in the Atlantic. In the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean, there can be strong warm currents towards higher ...

While several studies have focused on the effects of island topography on local circulation, equatorial currents ... The pattern of SST warming resulting from the inclusion of the Galápagos Islands is ...

A groundbreaking study reveals that the Transpolar Drift, a major Arctic current, is far more dynamic than once thought. As ...

A new University of Miami study looked at 40 years worth of data from across the Atlantic and found cooler waters in deep ...

In addition, movement of continental land masses through the processes of plate tectonics can shift the flow of water, altering ocean currents and circulation patterns. As Earth's precession and ...

Thinner Arctic sea ice may affect global ocean circulation Date: March 31, 2025 Source: University of Gothenburg Summary: One of the ocean currents in the Arctic Ocean is at risk of disappearing ...

A sprawling, slow-moving system of ocean currents circulating ... in salinity,” she said. The current, known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, has drawn increasing ...