The ocean is essentially our planet's climate control system, a massive engine that never stops working. For thousands of years, this intricate network of currents has maintained Earth's weather ...

Iceland’s relatively mild climate is shaped by a crucial network of currents that winds its away around the Atlantic Ocean transporting heat northward — without it, the island would be much icier and ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mediterranean bottom currents and the sediment deposits they leave behind offer new insights into global climate change, the opening and closing of ocean circulation gateways and ...

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Historically, TV meteorologists have been wary about talking on air about how daily weather is connected to climate change, ...

A warmer atmosphere has the potential to hold more moisture, which can contribute to heavier precipitation in any season, scientists say.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is narrowing the capabilities and reducing the number of next-generation weather and climate satellites it plans to build and launch in the coming ...

Our world is shaped by forces both vast and invisible. From the ocean’s deep influence on climate to the way social media manipulates our perception of time, science reveals patterns that reshape how ...

A new study analyzing chemical traces in the growth rings of clam shells reinforces growing concerns about the stability of a key North Atlantic Ocean current that helps keep the global climate ...

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Russell Vought, the White House budget director, called the laboratory a source of “climate alarmism.” By Lisa Friedman Brad Plumer and Jack Healy Lisa Friedman and Brad Plumer reported from ...

The Coriolis effect is the apparent bending of winds and currents caused by Earth’s rotation, shaping the swirl of storms and global weather patterns.