AMOC collapse simulations reveal what could happen to the ocean's carbon

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is the system of currents responsible for shuttling warm water ...
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Research shows that the largest ocean current in the world may be starting to shift, which will have a dramatic impact on the environment

Shutterstock The ocean is filled with different currents, which keep the water cycling around the world. These currents don’t ...
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Ocean currents can generate electricity – and our study shows Africa’s seas have some of the strongest

How can open ocean currents generate energy? Ocean currents contain kinetic energy that can be converted to electrical power using turbines. This is similar to offshore wind farms, or wind turbines ...
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Dan Haifley, Ocean Currents | Biodiversity in the high seas

"A powerful milestone for our shared ocean is about to be achieved," writes columnist Dan Haifley. "The United Nations’ High Seas Treaty will go into effect on Jan. 17 after two decades of ...
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Changes In Ocean Currents Could Destroy The Planet, New Study Suggests

A new study published this month has highlighted the growing dangers of changes in ocean currents. According to this new research, weaker circulation in the ocean currents could actually enhance the ...
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Could a drastic change in Atlantic Ocean currents leave Chicago high and dry? Yes

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Atlantic Ocean currents may be on the verge of collapse, which could plunge Europe into a deep freeze, a new study shows

The ocean currents in the Atlantic are headed toward a total shut down, a new study shows. If that happens, less heat is exchanged across the globe and Europe could go into a deep freeze. Northwestern ...

Scientists alarmed by dramatic changes in the ocean near Japan: “I don’t even know if ‘surprised’ is the right word”

Warming seas and shifting currents are disrupting fisheries, ecosystems and centuries-old food traditions across Japan’s ...
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Deciphering the intensity of past ocean currents

Ocean currents determine the structure of the deep-sea ocean floor and the transport of sediments, organic carbon, nutrients and pollutants. In flume-tank experiments, researchers have simulated how ...

Tiny fossils in Japan reveal how the Pacific Ocean moved millions of years ago

Scientists in Japan discovered microscopic fossils revealing that the North Pacific Ocean was once more interconnected. The ...
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Rip currents are the #1 weather-related killer in the coastal Carolinas as summer approaches

WATCH OVER THE SUMMERTIME FRAME TROPICAL SYSTEMS BEING ONE OF THEM BUT EACH AND EVERY SUMMER FAMILY LOAD UP THE CAR AND HEAD TO THE BEACH FOR SOME FUN IN THE SUN. BUT KNOWING THE RISKS THE OCEAN CAN ...

Oil residues can travel over 5,000 miles on ocean debris, study finds

When oily plastic and glass, as well as rubber, washed onto Florida beaches in 2020, a community group shared the mystery ...