Originating in the Gulf of Mexico and driving right across the North Atlantic, the Gulf Stream transports 100 times more water than all the rivers on Earth. Thirty million cubic metres of water ...

A large amount of sargassum has been measured in offshore waters east of Florida. Will the seaweed reach Palm Beach County ...

Meteorologists track another important teleconnection known as the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO ... this strengthening allows the jet stream to smooth out, fostering a period of calmer ...

The Gulf of Maine is influenced by two ... regions like Maine and the rest of the world. While the North Atlantic Oscillation and jet stream are just two elements meteorologists analyze when ...

More information: Zhihong Song et al, Origin and evolution of the North Atlantic Oscillation, Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57395-4 Journal information: Nature Communications ...

This adds fresh water to the North Atlantic. In the past, the Gulf Stream brought warm water north. As it cooled, it became more dense, causing it to sink. The colder, denser water then flowed ...

1990a, Zaucker & Broecker 1992), while others argue changes in atmospheric circulation were the driver (the wind field oscillation ... of the North Atlantic via the Gulf Stream, the ocean ...