Researchers at Utrecht University report that, in high-resolution ocean simulations, an abrupt northward shift of the Gulf Stream near Cape Hatteras precedes a modeled collapse of the Atlantic ...

This diagram shows the Loop Current (1) when it is retracted near the southern part of the Gulf, (2) extended towards the Louisiana coast, and (3) a typical Loop Current Eddy. The National Academies ...

Models show that as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation gets weaker, the Gulf Stream will drift northwards. There ...

WASHINGTON – A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine calls for an international, multi-institutional comprehensive campaign of research, observation, and ...

A new study by University of South Florida researchers shows a slowdown in the loop current that funnels warm water into the Atlantic Ocean helped intensify Hurricane Ian in 2022. The current failed ...

The Gulf Stream is a giant river of warm water running through the Atlantic and has quietly been keeping the world stable for centuries. It regulates the weather, balances ocean temperatures, and ...

A satellite map of the Gulf of Mexico reveals the “loop current,” a hairpin curve of hotter than usual water that could help grow future Hurricane Helene into a Category 3 storm. University of Miami ...

The hot waters of the Gulf of Mexico led to rapid intensification of yet another hurricane, this time strengthening Helene into a deadly, Category 4 storm as it raced towards Florida's coast.

A new study questions the coherence of the circulation in the North Atlantic Ocean, as researchers show that the Gulf Stream exists, but variations off the coast of Florida do not necessarily reach ...

New evidence of changes to the Gulf Stream during the last ice age could indicate additional sensitivity to future climatic changes, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The research, published ...

Wind and density differences across the oceans result in various ocean currents all over the world. These currents generally follow the same pattern and help not only circulate the ocean water, but ...