The ocean is a vital part of our planet's climate system. Through its global circulation patterns, the ocean draws vast quantities of our planet's heat and carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

Once thought a block of worthless ice, this continent is in fact incredibly valuable and plays a key role in stabilizing ...

A major ocean current in the Arctic, the Beaufort Gyre, is changing rapidly due to climate warming—and this could trigger a ...

One of the ocean currents in the Arctic Ocean is at risk of disappearing this century because of climate change, according to a new study. As a result, the North Atlantic could be flooded with ...

Enhanced westerly winds associated with global warming will strengthen the clockwise circulations and heat transport to the ...

The Hadley circulation, a fundamental component of Earth's atmospheric system, plays a crucial role in global climate ...

The mysteries of Earth’s weather patterns have fascinated humanity for centuries. Among these patterns, the jet stream stands ...

On tidally locked gas giants, atmospheric circulation is driven by stark temperature differences between the permanent day and night sides. Hot air rises on the scorching day side, while cooler ...

One of Scripps's longest-running data centers, serving reference-quality hydrographic ocean data to an international community for over 20 years The Global Ocean Biogeochemical float program supports ...

"Climate projections show changes to atmospheric circulation, with an intensification of the westerly ... "These updated climate change projections are based on refining the projections from six ...