The North American Gulf Stream as illustrated with the ECCO model. Download this visualization from NASA Goddard’s Scientific Visualization Studio. Credit: Greg Shirah/NASA’s Scientific Visualization ...
A conveyor belt of ocean water that loops the planet and regulates global temperatures could be heading for a tipping point.
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Earth's largest ocean current is grinding to a halt - and the consequences could be disastrous
Five times stronger than the Gulf Stream and 100 times larger than the Amazon River, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is by far the world's largest ocean current. But this key system is ...
Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world’s strongest ocean current, researchers have found. This melting has implications for global climate indicators, ...
Narrow bands of ocean covering just over one-third of the world's seas are responsible for absorbing nearly three-quarters of ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the village of Vik, which would be at risk of glacier floods if the Katla volcano erupts, in ...
Yuxin Zhou received funding from the International Ocean Discovery Program Schlanger Fellowship. Jerry McManus receives funding from the United States National Science Foundation. When people think ...
Off the southwest tip of Iceland, you’ll find what’s often called a “marginal” body of water. This part of the Atlantic, the Irminger Sea, is one of the stormiest places in the northern hemisphere. On ...
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