Forty-four of the world's leading climate scientists have called on Nordic policymakers to address the potentially imminent ...

Oceans hold onto this heat for longer than the land does and ocean ... currents and are found in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The map below shows the pattern of currents across the ...

Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean surfaces. At current rates plastic is expected ... Just how big is it? Using the ...

In research published today in Nature, we show almost ... across the world's oceans, spanning three decades. We used this ...

Meteorologists in California, North Carolina and Florida issued advisories early Thursday morning warning beachgoers that entering the ocean could pose risks because of longshore currents and rip ...

UC Riverside researchers mapped out global ocean currents' impact on Arctic warming - and have a sliver of hope.

Marine heatwaves and cold spells are occurring both on the ocean surface and below, with ocean currents influencing their frequency. While marine heatwaves (MHWs) have been studied at the sea ...

Saltiness and temperature are the drivers of ocean currents that move heat and nutrients around the world. Melting sea ice and rising temperatures can disrupt these currents, not only affecting ...

The Arctic is warming at three to four times the global average. However, new research suggests the slowing of a key ocean current could reduce projected Arctic warming by up to 2 degrees Celsius by ...