A warm blob of water in the North Atlantic is an ominous sign that a system of currents that regulate the planet's climate ...

New high-resolution satellite map reveals nearly 100,000 unknown ocean mountains, or seamounts, boosting climate and maritime ...

Earth's rotation affects the oceans in a similar manner, setting up currents that flow within the ocean basins ... atmospheric circulation drives global climate by redistributing heat and moisture.

Warm ocean currents ... in global weather patterns. Melting ice produces water that is colder and fresher than the surrounding ocean. Depending on where this water ends up in the ocean, it can have a ...

Marine plastic pollution is a global crisis, with 9 to 14 million metric tons of plastic entering the ocean every year. Tiny ...

Climate change warms the ocean, causing knock-on effects such as thermal expansion - which leads to a rise in sea level - and changes in ocean currents. The melting of ice both on land and in the sea ...

Global warming is increasingly recognized for its role in altering precipitation patterns worldwide. As temperatures rise, ...

Her focus is reporting on the climate ... has issued a high rip current risk alert for South Florida's Atlantic coastline through Sunday evening, warning of hazardous ocean conditions that ...