Topographic map of the Nordic Seas and subpolar basins with schematic circulation of surface currents (solid curves) and deep currents (dashed curves) that form a portion of the Atlantic meridional ...

A collapse of the current — called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation or AMOC — would change weather worldwide because it means a shutdown of one of key the climate and ocean ...

In two recent studies, researchers suggest a weakening ocean current system is to blame for a persistent cold spot in the ...

The collapse of a crucial network of Atlantic Ocean currents could push parts of the world into a deep freeze, with winter temperatures plunging to around minus 55 degrees Fahrenheit in some ...

Tropical cyclones typically drop large amounts of rain along and near the storm's path. The slower and more significant the ...

How Soon Might the Atlantic Ocean Break? Two Sibling Scientists Found an Answer—and Shook the World. A gigantic, weather-defining current system could be headed to collapse.

Many Americans know AMOC as the Gulf Stream: the warm, surface-level current in the Atlantic Ocean that hugs the East Coast. You may have seen it in the old map by Ben Franklin, pictured above: It ...

A system of currents in the Atlantic Ocean that play a vital role in regulating the Earth's climate cycle could collapse as soon as 2037, scientists have revealed in a new study.

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The collapse of a crucial network of Atlantic Ocean currents could push parts of the world into a deep freeze, with ...