ECCO and the western boundary currents. Large-scale wind patterns around the globe drag ocean surface waters with them, creating complex currents, including some that flow toward the western sides ...

Large sea anchors could be used to drag water under a bold plan to keep the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation ...

For centuries, scientists have known that oceans move and swirl, shifting water across the planet. But recent breakthroughs are revealing that some of the smallest currents are surprisingly powerful ...

Due to global warming, a deep ocean current around Antarctica that has been relatively stable for thousands of years could head for "collapse" over the next few decades. Such a sudden shift could ...

Unlike wind or solar energy, ocean currents flow steadily and predictably, providing consistent power production. Still, harvesting ocean energy is just begin.

A vital system of ocean currents in the Atlantic could collapse within a few decades – an event that would be catastrophic for global weather and “affect every person on the planet.” ...

The collapse of the system of ocean currents known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, would be widespread and calamitous.

The Florida Current, a major contributor to a system of ocean currents that regulate Earth’s climate, ... the Florida Current’s flow rate declined by about 100,000 cubic meters per second.

Historically, the ocean has been difficult to model. Scientists struggled in years past to simulate ocean currents or ...