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

The Gulf Stream is a vital ocean current that moves warm water from the tropics to the North Atlantic. Scientists have long studied its stability, knowing its collapse would have severe global ...

Ironically, the change would come about as a result of global warming. Speaking on a television programme today, scientists will voice their fears about the Gulf Stream being suddenly cut off.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — The waters off New England had another warm year but didn’t heat up as fast as earlier this decade, bucking a trend of higher warming worldwide, said scientists who ...