The oceans are mostly composed of warm salty water near the surface over cold, less salty water in the ocean depths. These two regions don't mix except in certain special areas, which creates a large ...

Ocean currents—our planet’s hidden conveyor belts—have come to a shocking halt. It sounds like science fiction, but the science is all too real. Let’s dive into the depths of what would really happen ...

This link has a NASA video that visualizes the thermohaline circulation for the entire globe. Rahmstorf also has a blog post up at RealClimate.org explaining his research.

If global warming shuts down the thermohaline circulation in the North Atlantic Ocean, the result could be catastrophic climate change. The environmental effects, models indicate, depend upon ...

This thermohaline circulation is more complicated than I have outlined because, as its name implies, ocean salinity also plays a role: surface rain and melt water from glaciers and permanent ice ...

Absent any climate policy, scientists have found a 70 percent chance of shutting down the thermohaline circulation in the North Atlantic Ocean over the next 200 years, with a 45 percent ...

Earth's history is replete with wide-ranging climate changes. Earth's history is replete with wide-ranging climate changes. Analysis of ice core data from Greenland and Antarctica provide evidence ...

The oceans are mostly composed of warm salty water near the surface over cold, less salty water in the ocean depths. These two regions don't mix except in certain special areas, which creates a ...

This NASA animation shows what happens globally to create the large, slow current called the thermohaline circulation. (Video: NASA) ...

Absent any climate policy, scientists have found a 70 percent chance of shutting down the thermohaline circulation in the North Atlantic Ocean over the next 200 years, with a 45 percent ...