Findings from a new study suggest a scenario wherein melting of the West Antarctic ice sheet could briefly delay the breakdown of a major system of ocean currents that shapes water circulation in the ...

A conveyor belt of ocean water that loops the planet and regulates global temperatures could be heading for a tipping point.

Scientists have warned that the Gulf Stream is on the verge of collapsing – a disastrous event that could plunge the northern hemisphere into a new ice age. The researchers from China and San Diego ...