Meltwater from the Greenland ice sheet has a big weakening influence on the AMOC, but the runoff likely won't cause a ...

Scientists are increasingly convinced that the Atlantic’s great conveyor belt of heat and salt is edging toward a critical threshold, one that could reshape weather, food security and sea levels for ...

A vast system of Atlantic currents that delivers warmth to northern Europe is at risk of collapse, according to a growing body of research. The latest study to warn of its demise finds there is at ...

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 patch of water south of Greenland and Iceland has cooled by nearly 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit since 1900. A new study suggests that it shows a crucial system of ocean currents is weakening, which could ...

Melting and breaking icebergs in the far-off northeastern Pacific Ocean can weaken a massive current system in the Atlantic ...

A cold blob of water in the North Atlantic points to a weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, researchers report.

Scientists have long debated whether the AMOC is nearing collapse, but the latest findings are certainly alarming.

Geocolor satellite image of T.S. Bret. Thursday morning is the earliest projected time for tropical storm force winds for the Lesser Antilles, and Friday morning for Puerto Rico. Source – National ...

A major Atlantic current could collapse by the middle of the century as a result of climate change, prompting extreme cold in Europe and sea level rise along the eastern coast of the U.S., according ...

A rare ocean pattern is developing as El Niño strengthens in the Pacific. Here’s how the two climate signals could influence ...