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Ocean vortex 'death trap' discovered A massive ocean vortex discovered off the West Australian coast is acting as a "death trap" by sucking in huge amounts of fish larvae and could affect the surrounding climate. A team of scientists from The University of Western Australia Murdo...

Scientists have found that there is a 70 percent chance of shutting down the thermohaline circulation in the North Atlantic Ocean over the next 200 years, with a 45 percent probability of this occurring in this century. The likelihood decreases with mitigation, but even the most rigorous immediat...

Changes to a "neglected" ocean current near the southern tip of Africa could keep Europe warm even if the Gulf Stream switches off, scientists say. Warm water in the Agulhas Current flows from the Indian Ocean into the Atlantic where it brings changes further north. Researchers say this...

Millions of tiny ocean plants ring the Falkland Islands in this photo-like image taken by NASAs Terra satellite on January 13, 2008. The surface-dwelling plants (called phytoplankton) reflect light, colouring the ocean with whimsical swirls of blue and green. The bloom traces the course of the M...

ESA scientists said last Friday that recent satellite measurements of a significant difference in sea-surface height between the western and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean suggest a La Nina event is beginning. El Nino's chillier sister, La Nina also is linked to wide-ranging shifts in w...

Marine scientists have now figured out a way to "see through" the ocean's surface and detect what's below, with the help of satellites in space. Using sensor data from several U.S. and European satellites, researchers from the University of Delaware, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the...

The familiar model of Atlantic ocean currents that shows a discrete "conveyor belt" of deep, cold water flowing southward from the Labrador Sea is probably all wet. New research led by Duke University and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution relied on an armada of sophisticated fl...

Newly Discovered Icelandic Current Could Change North Atlantic Climate Picture An international team of researchers, including physical oceanographers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), has confirmed the presence of a deep-reaching ocean circulation system off Icelan...

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Ocean Current Ocean vortex (Preview)	General news	0	3157	Jun 3 00:31 2006 by Blobrana
Ocean vortex 'death trap' discovered A massive ocean vortex discovered off the West Australian coast is acting as a "death trap" by sucking in huge amounts of fish larvae and could affect the surrounding climate. A team of scientists from The University of Western Australia Murdo...
Climate Current Thermohaline Circulation ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview)	General news	28	65290	Oct 12 21:44 2012 by Blobrana
Scientists have found that there is a 70 percent chance of shutting down the thermohaline circulation in the North Atlantic Ocean over the next 200 years, with a 45 percent probability of this occurring in this century. The likelihood decreases with mitigation, but even the most rigorous immediat...
Current Agulhas current (Preview)	Earth	0	2487	Apr 27 18:37 2011 by Blobrana
Changes to a "neglected" ocean current near the southern tip of Africa could keep Europe warm even if the Gulf Stream switches off, scientists say. Warm water in the Agulhas Current flows from the Indian Ocean into the Atlantic where it brings changes further north. Researchers say this...
Current Malvinas (Falkland) Current (Preview)	Art gallery	0	2367	Jan 16 19:29 2008 by Blobrana
Millions of tiny ocean plants ring the Falkland Islands in this photo-like image taken by NASAs Terra satellite on January 13, 2008. The surface-dwelling plants (called phytoplankton) reflect light, colouring the ocean with whimsical swirls of blue and green. The bloom traces the course of the M...
Ocean Current La Nina (Preview)	General news	7	6487	Feb 10 21:25 2012 by Blobrana
ESA scientists said last Friday that recent satellite measurements of a significant difference in sea-surface height between the western and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean suggest a La Nina event is beginning. El Nino's chillier sister, La Nina also is linked to wide-ranging shifts in w...
Ocean Current Meddies (Preview)	General news	4	12505	Aug 2 13:48 2012 by Blobrana
Marine scientists have now figured out a way to "see through" the ocean's surface and detect what's below, with the help of satellites in space. Using sensor data from several U.S. and European satellites, researchers from the University of Delaware, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the...
Ocean Current Ocean Circulation (Preview)	General news	2	3528	Apr 10 00:45 2012 by Blobrana
The familiar model of Atlantic ocean currents that shows a discrete "conveyor belt" of deep, cold water flowing southward from the Labrador Sea is probably all wet. New research led by Duke University and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution relied on an armada of sophisticated fl...
Current North Icelandic Jet (Preview)	Earth	1	3030	Mar 23 20:04 2012 by Blobrana
Newly Discovered Icelandic Current Could Change North Atlantic Climate Picture An international team of researchers, including physical oceanographers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), has confirmed the presence of a deep-reaching ocean circulation system off Icelan...