Atlantic ocean currents that respond to climate change are hurtling toward a tipping point that could cause severe impacts before the end of this century, a new study finds. The currents are those ...

New modeling research reveals that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is particularly vulnerable to shifts in the Irminger sea off Greenland from increasing Arctic meltwater. When ...

Scientists tracking the Atlantic are now warning that one of Earth’s most important ocean systems is shifting at a pace they describe as exceptionally fast, raising the risk of abrupt climate shocks ...