A warm blob of water in the North Atlantic is an ominous sign that a system of currents that regulate the planet's climate could be weakening.

A study published in Ocean Science has analyzed surface currents as observed from satellites ... according to the research ...

Rip currents are silent killers. These fast-moving channels of water can reach speeds of 1 to 2 feet per second, but have ...

Gyres are spiral oceanic surface currents and are found in both the ... polewards flows concentrated in the western edges of each ocean. For example: Gulf Stream in the north-west Atlantic ...

What is a high-frequency radar? High-frequency or HF radar is a shore-based remote sensing system used to measure offshore water surface currents by sending a low-power electromagnetic pulse over the ...

The North Pacific Gyre is a swirling vortex of water made up of four prevailing surface currents that move in a clockwise direction: the North Pacific Current, the California Current, the North ...

But while satellites have greatly improved monitoring for surface currents that deliver warm water, like the Gulf Stream, deeper, colder currents mostly rely on physical monitoring through sensors ...