Scientists fear warming is driving a collapse in the ocean currents that shape climate far and wide. The ice-choked waters ...

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 – ...

A crucial system of ocean currents may already be on course to collapse, according to a new report, with alarming implications for sea level rise and global weather — leading temperatures to plunge ...

A recent study reveals our warming world is triggering shifts in winds and ocean currents, which is likely contributing to an increase in harmful carbon pollution. An international team of scientists, ...

Large-scale currents are the conveyor belts of the ocean, transporting water and nutrients and controlling Earth's climate.