How is ventilation at various depth layers of the Atlantic connected and what role do changes in ocean circulation play?

A report from a European news wire agency on the reversal of an important ocean current has sparked alarm online.

The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation has declined in strength by 15 percent since the mid-20th century to a “new record low,” the scientists conclude in a peer-reviewed study ...

In recent years, scientists have raised alarms about the potential collapse of key ocean currents in the Atlantic, with ...

Researchers measuring the salinity of the Southern Ocean did find unexpected results, but some online reports got the details ...

The ongoing decline of Arctic sea ice exposes the ocean to anomalous surface heat and freshwater fluxes, resulting in positive buoyancy anomalies that can affect ocean circulation. In this study ...

This cool zone in the North Atlantic Ocean appears to be associated with a slowdown in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), one of the key drivers in global ocean circulation.

From more frequent wildfires to rising sea levels, climate change is disrupting ecosystems and upending once-stable weather ...

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) – which the Gulf Stream is a major part of – helps maintain the energy balance in the Atlantic Ocean.

The ocean is about to flip a switch that could permanently disrupt life on Earth: study The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is destabilizing to a dangerous point, a new study says ...

Climate change will slow down deep overturning ocean circulation in the coming centuries. Using three dozen Earth system models, researchers have concluded that the Southern Meridional Overturning ...

Atlantic Ocean circulation is the weakest in at least 1,600 years, study finds – here's what that means for the climate By Jeff Berardelli February 26, 2021 / 3:29 PM EST / CBS News ...