Cooling streaks indicate the potential for two Niña's at once – Pacific and Atlantic, a rare event. NOAA Coral Reef Watch The North Atlantic Ocean has been running a fever for months, with surface ...

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. The North Atlantic Ocean has been running a fever for months, with surface temperatures at or near record highs. But ...

Inter-tropical Convergence Zone is a low-pressure belt near the equator where trade winds from the Northern and Southern ...

The North Atlantic Ocean has been running a fever for months, with surface temperatures at or near record highs. However, cooling along the equator in both the Atlantic and eastern Pacific may finally ...

As ocean currents slow, the amount of salt reaching the North Atlantic may decrease, making it harder for already-diluted surface waters to sink. "When you have a strong AMOC, it draws in salty water, ...

There isn’t much green in the Sahara Desert, but after an unusual influx of rain, the color can be seen from space creeping into parts of one of the driest places in the world. Satellites recently ...

Beneath the ocean’s surface, bacteria have evolved specialized enzymes that can digest PET plastic, the material used in bottles and clothes. Researchers at KAUST discovered that a unique molecular ...

Sargassum is spreading rapidly across the Atlantic, reshaping coastlines and worrying many communities. Normally helpful to ...