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Reanalysis Links North Atlantic ‘Cold Blob’ to Slowing Ocean Conveyor

Scientists say the pattern points to a drop in northward heat transport that could alter regional weather and coastal sea levels.

New Study Projects Atlantic Overturning Current to Halve by 2100

Studies Find Atlantic Overturning Current Weakening Far Faster Than Expected

Tasman Gateway Winds, Not Gateways Alone, Drove the Antarctic Circumpolar Current

Forecasters Raise El Niño Odds for 2026 as La Niña Fades

Cores Show Antarctic Circumpolar Current Was Over Three Times Faster and Farther South 130,000 Years Ago