The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation brings heat to the Northern Hemisphere and regulates the climate globally, ...

Tropical Storm Lorena and Hurricane Kiko -- are developing in the Pacific Ocean. Here's the latest path and forecast.

Warm ocean currents attacking the underside of ice shelves are the dominant cause of recent ice loss from Antarctica, a new study using measurements from NASA’s Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation ...

The Earth's atmosphere and its oceans constantly affect one another; it's a feedback loop that influences wind and weather patterns, ocean currents, and more. But what happens when the atmosphere ...

This phenomenon fuels highly productive fisheries, helps protect coral reefs from thermal stress, and keeps Panama's Pacific ...

On Hurricane Erin is crawling past the Bahamas as a strong Category 2 storm and is due to head toward the Carolinas and then veer northeast over the open Atlantic Ocean. Although the storm’s eye may ...

What causes ocean currents? Tides: Though different from currents, tides are one of the factors that causes them to occur. The rise and fall of tides create what are known as tidal currents.

High Surf Advisory is in effect through Thursday, with the risk of dangerous rip currents stretching across local beaches. Here's what to know.

Rip currents can last anywhere from five seconds to five minutes. Gill said to look for those red flags that signal high water hazards, and always swim in front of a lifeguard.

Learn how ocean currents and warm-core eddies drive big-game sport fisheries worldwide. Discover how real-time satellite data, bathymetric features, and boundary currents shape ideal conditions for ...

Due to Hurricane Erin, some Delaware beaches will remain closed to swimming and fishing because of dangerous high surf and ...

Dangerous ocean conditions will be present through next week in the Myrtle Beach area. Here’s what to know to have a safe ...