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Are Atlantic Ocean currents weakening? A new study finds no, but other experts aren't so sure.
A new study suggests the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation has not weakened since the 1960s — but there's no doubt ...
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WWII’s largest loss of life during a ship convoy included 3 from Beaver County
A German U-boat sunk the USAT Dorchester on Feb. 3, 1943, in the North Atlantic Ocean, killing 672 of the 902 servicemen, ...
Is a key ocean current system slowing down? A new study adds to the debate.
A team of researchers reconstructed a critical ocean current system — called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, ...
World's biggest iceberg is on the loose in the Atlantic. Where is it headed?
The world's biggest iceberg is drifting toward a tiny south Atlantic island, potentially affecting the wildlife there, ...
Climate Puzzle: Scientists Uncover Mysterious Halt in the Atlantic “Conveyor Belt” Slowdown
The weakening of the AMOC has paused since the early 2010s. A recent study by scientists at AOML found that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) experienced significant weakening ...
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Critical ocean current has not declined in the last 60 years, AMOC study finds
When the AMOC is stronger, more heat is released from the ocean to the atmosphere over the North Atlantic. The authors derived this AMOC proxy with the CMIP models, then applied it to ...
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Feds gives up on lower ocean speed limits to protect right whales
(Photo by Moira Brown/courtesy of the New England Aquarium) Federal regulators are abandoning a proposal to expand ocean speed limits that were designed to protect North Atlantic right whales. The ...