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"That is quite a shocking finding." Scientists issue warning over concerning phenomenon that could cause powerful ocean ...
OCEAN CITY, Md. — Ocean City closed its beaches to swimmers and surfers earlier today because of rough surf. Officials explained why the waves are so dangerous. Ryan Whittington of the Ocean City Fire ...
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is an enormous loop of ocean current in the Atlantic Ocean that ...
The world’s largest iceberg is “rapidly breaking up” into several large “very large chunks,” scientists from the British ...
“The depth and strength of ocean currents greatly affect how turbines must be placed,” explained James H. VanZwieten Jr., Ph.D., an assistant professor involved in the study.
These currents are an inevitable by-product of ocean physics on a complex shoreline, says Chris Houser, a coastal geomorphologist at the University of Waterloo in Ontario.
Climate models primarily ran by researchers in the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) found that climate models beyond 2100 revealed that a collapse wouldn't happen this century, though ...
Beach season is here, but so is the risk. Learn what rip currents are, how they form, and the steps you can take to if you're ever caught in one.
The Earth's atmosphere and its oceans constantly affect one another; it's a feedback loop that influences wind and weather patterns, ocean currents, and more. But what happens when the atmosphere ...
Historically, the ocean has been difficult to model. Scientists struggled in years past to simulate ocean currents or accurately predict fluctuations in temperature, salinity, and other properties ...
“The depth and strength of ocean currents greatly affect how turbines must be placed,” explained James H. VanZwieten Jr., Ph.D., an assistant professor involved in the study.