So it's a far more accurate way to assess how the current's strength and behaviour will change as the world warms. It picks up the intricate interactions between ice melting and ocean circulation.

After sifting through ocean current data dating back three decades, researchers at the Florida Atlantic University (FAU) have ...

Recent studies show the melting ice sheets surrounding Antarctica are having repercussions on the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world’s strongest ocean current. This change could ...

Part of the system that pumps water, heat and nutrients around the globe is at risk. Climate change could slow the Antarctic ...

A mesmerizing new visualization of ocean currents from NASA has been compared to the Starry Night painting of Van Gogh.

Satellite images taken at the beginning of March show the iceberg parked on a shallow underwater shelf off the coast of South Georgia Island, which is a British overseas territory in the South ...

Global warming is having an impact on Atlantic Ocean currents that could lead to significant shifts in weather patterns in ...

Also driven by temperature and wind, ocean currents help to regulate the planet ... open image in gallery The Greenland Ice Sheet is the world’s second largest body of ice.

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current could slow by around 20 per cent, the research found (Representational) The world's strongest ocean current could slow as melting Antarctic ice sheets flood it ...

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation likely won't completely collapse with global warming, but any weakening could ...

We explore the science behind deadly rip currents with ocean safety expert Bruckner Chase and scientist Greg Dusek ...

Antarctica's remote and mysterious current has a profound influence on the climate, food systems and Antarctic ecosystems. Can we stop it weakening by 2050?