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

Our new research suggests the Antarctic Circumpolar Current will be 20% slower by 2050 as the world warms, with far-reaching consequences for life on Earth. T. Sohail (2025 The Antarctic ...

A sequel to the popular first version from 2011, the new visualization now shows currents not just at the water's surface.

With the number still ticking up, where are we now? The figure for the current world population depends on where you look – not to mention that it’ll most certainly have changed between the ...

New research from the University of Melbourne, Australia, indicates that the more Antarctic ice melts and the more the ocean ...

The Southern Ocean, which circles the globe without being blocked by land, is home to the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the longest of the world's ocean currents. Also known as the "channel ...

The map below shows the pattern of currents across the world. You can see that: The currents set up circular loops or gyres. Gyres are spiral oceanic surface currents and are found in both the ...

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's most powerful ocean current, is slowing down as the Antarctic ice sheets melt. The influx of freshwater into the Southern Ocean is altering its ...

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