The ocean is essentially our planet's climate control system, a massive engine that never stops working. For thousands of ...

The research is another sign that climate heating caused mainly by fossil fuel pollution is pushing the climate toward ...

Ancient clam shells reveal Atlantic Ocean currents are becoming dangerously unstable, approaching critical climate tipping point.

As the planet warms, it risks crossing catastrophic tipping points: thresholds where Earth systems, such as ice sheets and ...

Humanity has reached the first Earth system tipping point, the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs, marking the ...

Ocean currents driven by wind, water density, tides, ocean floor features, or the Coriolis effect, have an important role on climate regulation and marine ecology. In turn, increasing water surface ...

The world is also rapidly approaching further tipping points as it nears the milestone of 1.5C warming above pre-industrial ...

RASCOE: And while most of us like to sit by the ocean, NPR's Short Wave podcast is diving in, with this story from producer Hannah Chinn on how the ocean and the atmosphere affect each other.

The melting of the immense ice sheets that once covered our planet profoundly altered ocean levels at the end of the last ice ...

A crucial ocean-current system seems unlikely to collapse even in the face of severe climate change ― despite predictions that it would disintegrate if Earth continues to warm. That’s the ...

Glaciers and icebergs are distinct icy structures, differing in origin, structure, and behavior. Glaciers are massive, ...