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Key ocean current weaker than previously thought, could collapse in 30 years

The AMOC is driven, by differences in water temperatures and salinity, but climate change could disrupt that balance.

Physics-based indicator predicts tipping point for collapse of Atlantic current system in next 50 years

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is an enormous loop of ocean current in the Atlantic Ocean that ...

Scientists tap ‘secret’ fresh water under the ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world

Scientists conducting a first-of-its-kind drilling operation have extracted samples of fresh water hiding in massive ...

Takeaways from a hunt for 'secret' fresh water under the North Atlantic seabed

It turns out the Continental Shelf has been holding a secret from the ages. Beneath the sea floor off the U.S. northeast lies ...
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Scientists fear the Atlantic’s great ocean conveyor could shut down

A new study projects that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)—the system of currents that includes the ...
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Atlantic Ocean current faces collapse after 2100, scientists warn

An ocean current system that helps regulate global climate could collapse after the year 2100, according to a new scientific study ...

Hurricane season's statistical peak is today. So why has the Atlantic been so quiet?

This year has been quieter than expected for tropical systems in the Atlantic, making some wonder: Where are all the ...

There’s a new world order in the Atlantic Ocean, and Hurricane Erin gave us a frightening peek

When Hurricane Erin explosively intensified in the Atlantic, the alarming part wasn’t solely how dangerous it had become as a ...