The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is often described as the planet’s great conveyor belt, moving warm water ...

The Atlantic Ocean has long been treated as a permanent fixture on world maps, a blue expanse separating North America from ...

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Dozens of scientists from 15 countries have warned that climate change is putting one of the earth’s most important ocean ...

During the last ice age, the Atlantic Ocean's powerful current system remained active and continued to transport warm, salty water from the tropics to the North Atlantic despite extensive ice cover ...

A subpolar gyre is a large-scale ocean current system located at high latitudes created by a persistent region of low atmospheric pressure. These gyres circulate water in a cyclonic direction – ...

The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) is a major oceanic current determining global climate that is showing signs of weakening. It transports warmer waters northwards in the Atlantic ...

Florida's Atlantic coast will not be the place to be this week. Swimmers are advised to stay out of the water due to a high risk of rip currents through at least Wednesday. There will be rough surf ...

Two hurricanes in the Atlantic are causing high surf and rip currents along the East Coast. The Jersey Shore is expected to avoid the worst of the weather, with only minor coastal flooding possible. A ...