The Atlantic’s great conveyor belt of heat and salt, long treated as a background feature of the climate system, is suddenly at the center of an urgent scientific argument. A growing body of research ...

A slowing Atlantic current could have a devastating impact on the planet's rainforests, a new study warns. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, is like a giant ocean conveyor belt that moves warm water from the tropics to the northern Atlantic, with the Gulf Stream playing a key role, ...