A major ocean current re-alignment is underway the Gulf of Mexico right now, and the new configuration that is developing greatly reduces the threat of oil entering the Loop Current and affecting the ...

When Hurricane Barry churned though the Gulf of Mexico July 11 - 13, the storm’s winds stirred up the waters and cooled them by up to 3°C (5°F). While sea surface temperatures (SSTs) before Barry had ...

The most recent Loop Current eddy to halt operations in the Gulf of Mexico with 4.0+ knot currents shows no sign of letting up any time soon. In support of multiple projects, Horizon Marine has ...

WASHINGTON — The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced $2 million in grant awards for seven new projects through its ...

A review of the effects of the loop current and a very strong eddy in the Gulf just south of Louisiana on Aug. 28, 2005, found that it was a key reason why Hurricane Katrina exploded in strength, from ...

Wednesday marked the beginning of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, and forecasters are warning that it could be a very active one. One of the reasons for the warning is a current of water in the ...

The Gulf of Mexico Loop Current became a household term last year when people feared that oil gushing from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead would be carried by the Loop Current to the Florida Keys and ...

Horizon Marine has initiated a Joint Industry Project (JIP) with two Eddy Watch – Trinidad/Venezuela clients and a modeling group at the of to develop a dynamic numerical model for predicting the ...

Part of an ongoing series on the environmental impacts of the Gulf oil spill. Some oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill is "increasingly likely" to be dragged into a strong current that hugs Florida's ...

A better understanding of the deep, warm water Loop Current System of the Gulf of Mexico - which contributed to the rapid intensification of Hurricanes Katrina and Ike - will require a 10-year ...