The Gulf Stream is only a small part of a much wider system of currents, officially called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation or AMOC. Described as 'the conveyor belt of the ocean ...

Seafarers have known about the Gulf Stream—the Atlantic Ocean's western boundary current—for more than 500 years. By the volume of water it moves, the Gulf Stream is the largest of the western ...

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

Antarctica's remote and mysterious current ... Gulf Stream and more than 100 times stronger than the Amazon River. It forms part of the global ocean "conveyor belt" connecting the Pacific ...

The Atlantic current flows because warm water cools as it reaches the Arctic, forming sea ice. That leaves salt behind, causing the remaining water to become more dense, sinking and pulled southward.

As we prepare for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, it’s important to stay informed about updates that could impact forecasting and storm communication. Tropical storms can bring dangerous wind, ...

The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) Policy Department is reviewing the National Minimum Wage (NMW) Accommodation Offset and has published proposed changes for comment. This follows a first round ...

FILE - Two surfers walk with their boards on the beach of the Atlantic Ocean in Sines, Portugal, April 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File) ...

Iceland has a special feature which actually allows this country to remain much warmer than it should given its great distance from the equator. The Atlantic Gulf Stream sweeps by Iceland which helps ...

The ocean current known as the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (Amoc), which gives Ireland a benign climate, may be able to withstand future global warming and avoid collapse this ...