One of the most important functions of the ocean is to move heat around the planet via currents. Think of the ocean as Earth's central heating system, constantly redistributing thermal energy from the ...

Scientists are concerned that the Atlantic Ocean’s system of currents could be on the verge of collapse with potentially ...

Ocean eddies are churning harder, driving coastal currents and temperature extremes by warming surface waters while cooling ...

The Vatnajokull glaciers about 200 miles east of the capital Reykjavík, Iceland on February 23, 2025. - Evrim Aydin/Anadolu/Getty Images Iceland’s relatively mild climate is shaped by a crucial ...

A newly published paper by Idaho State University scientists details how changes to ocean currents can impact climate on the ...

Ocean currents driven by wind, water density, tides, ocean floor features, or the Coriolis effect, have an important role on climate regulation and marine ecology. In turn, increasing water surface ...

Some newly published findings from an Idaho State University professor and his colleagues point out how changes to currents an ocean away can impact climates on the other side of the globe. The new ...

Research shows that intensifying ocean eddies are reshaping coastal climates by warming surface waters while cooling the deep ...

Climate change is warming Europe, but scientists are also studying whether a weakened Atlantic current could make Britain colder, with Laurie Laybourne, director of the Strategic Climate Risks ...

RASCOE: And while most of us like to sit by the ocean, NPR's Short Wave podcast is diving in, with this story from producer Hannah Chinn on how the ocean and the atmosphere affect each other.

In this first glimpse of the "Sea Camp" series from NPR's Short Wave podcast, hear how climate change will significantly shift three-quarters of the ocean's surface currents by the end of the century.