While we cannot directly attribute this to human-amplified climate change, in a warming world, more precipitation will fall ...

At some point, melting ice in the North Atlantic—caused by increased global warming—will cause so much freshwater to be ...

In recent years, the topic of global warming has become a hot-button issue around the world. As temperatures rise and ...

The body of water is positioned at the intersection of two major currents—the warm Gulf Stream and the cold Labrador Current. This productive body of water has continued to evol ...

The Gulf Stream is only a small part of a much wider ... but is likely to withstand future global warming and won't collapse this century. This is because strong Southern Ocean winds act like ...

Global warming is having an impact on Atlantic Ocean currents that could lead to significant shifts in weather patterns in ...

The Gulf Stream is weakening ... at various points around Greenland and flows back southwards at depth. Global warming is disrupting this mechanism. The melting of the Greenland ice sheet and ...

If the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation were to collapse, it would have profound implications for global climate ...

A major motor for the global climate is beginning to falter: a massive system of ocean currents called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which also includes the Gulf Stream.