Europe is warmed by heat from ocean currents, which move water from the warm tropics to the colder North Atlantic. Once the warm, salty waters from the tropics reach the polar region, they cool enough to sink to the depths and flow back towards the Southern Ocean.
We are months away from the start of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season and now is the best time to start preparing.
Kimmer O’Reilly of Tri-Cities reclines on the deck of Kite, a 34-foot Sparkman & Stephens yacht he plans to sail across the Atlantic Ocean. Locals have probably spotted O’Reilly riding around the Tri-Cities on his motorcycle with his Australian Shepherd service dog, Casper, strapped to his back.
Wildfires continue to burn in the Carolina Forest area. Firefighters are working to extinguish the blaze, and helicopters and planes have been brought in to dump water on the fires.
Panic broke out on a transatlantic flight after a passenger reportedly tried to open an emergency door at 35,000 feet. The incident occurred on Plus Ultra Flight 701, travelling from Madrid’s Barajas Airport to Caracas, Venezuela, on February 28, while the plane was over the Atlantic Ocean, according to Daily Mail.
The nightmare scenario of Atlantic Ocean currents collapsing, with weather running amok and putting Europe in a deep freeze, looks unlikely this century, a new study concludes. In recent years,
At first glance, the meeting point of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans looks like a dramatic clash between two separate bodies of water. The difference in water color, often observed in places like Cape Horn,
Waters from the Atlantic may be disrupting the layers of Arctic Ocean water that support sea ice formation and retention, researchers say
The AMOC is weakening, which could disrupt climate, increase extreme weather, hurt global economies, and alter ocean ecosystems.
Historically, the ocean has been difficult to model. Scientists struggled in years past to simulate ocean currents or accurately predict fluctuations in temperature, salinity, and other properties. As a result,
Seeing as we are not all equipped with the gumption required to paddle across the Atlantic Ocean, let’s live vicariously through Gerhard Moolman, who recently did just that. On December 1, the Dabulamanzi Canoe Club paddler started his adventure from Cape Verde on his way to Cayenne, the capital of French Guiana.
“We are seeing lots of rays and squid around us at night, hunting the flying fish. In the middle of the subtropical ocean seeing such large predators is unusual, suggesting that the nutrient-induced changes to the plankton community are also useful to the rest of the marine food chain over the ridge.”