As a result, the Ocean CSI can help connect climate change-driven ocean warming to environmental consequences such as tropical cyclone (hurricane) intensities and rapid intensification ...

It has been bucking predictions by not warming the way generations of climate models say it should. "A cold tongue that is ...

1); data are available from the Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison). The pattern of tropical-ocean warming can also affect regional climate in distant parts of the globe.

On Wednesday morning, AccuWeather released its forecast, which calls for another active season "with multiple impacts on the ...

A healthy ocean plays a vital role in stabilizing the world’s climate and sustaining life on Earth. Climate change presents a pervasive threat to the health, resilience and productivity of the world’s ...

The Oceans and Climate Lab at CU Boulder seeks to better understand the ocean circulation, particularly in the tropical Pacific, and translate such knowledge into improved overall understanding of ...

Oct. 24 marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Wilma, which is still the strongest hurricane on record in the Atlantic basin based on its central pressure of 882.

Ocean currents, particularly warm currents like the Gulf Stream, fuel weather phenomena such as tropical storms and hurricanes. These storms are vital components of the Earth's heat distribution ...

How is climate change affecting polar regions ... colder water from the depths circulates to the surface – in the Southern Ocean delivers nutrients to temperate and tropical areas that are critical to ...

Ocean ecosystems play a critical role in carbon ... More CO2 leads to more warming, causing climate change. Animals release carbon in the form of CO2 when they breathe, while plants take in ...

As south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales prepare for Tropical Cyclone Alfred to cross the coast, an Australian researcher explains what makes this system so unusual.

Picture: NewsWire / Tertius Pickard Alfred was downgraded to a tropical low before hitting the mainland, but its effects were ...