Changes in ocean temperatures halfway across the globe can have an impact on the Atlantic hurricane season in Connecticut.

A rapidly changing Pacific Ocean could set the stage for more powerful U.S. storms and supercharged heat waves within months.

Ocean temperatures may be quietly protecting the world from a global drought catastrophe. By analyzing more than a century of ...

The European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) was once widespread in the North Sea. However, overfishing, habitat destruction and ...

For the past three decades, glaciologist Helen Amanda Fricker has been investigating polar regions — the fastest changing ...

Have you ever stopped to wonder how forecasters can predict the weather days in advance, or how scientists figure out how the ...

STRAITS OF FLORIDA — At 2 a.m., oceanographer Ryan Smith was headed into his 12th hour of work with little sleep when trouble started. From the rear deck of the University of Miami’s research boat, he ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — It is just one scenario among many, but by far the most cataclysmic. Sometime over the next 100 years, human-driven warming could disrupt a vital ocean current that carries heat ...

The recipe for snow is simple, and it doesn't have anything to do with turning your pajamas inside out or putting a spoon under your pillow. In some unique scenarios, it comes down to a cause and ...

Discover how the Coriolis effect shapes weather patterns across the globe, including ocean currents and a hurricane’s spin. The coriolis effect influences everything from trade winds to storms.

When you think of lake effect snow, cities along the Great Lakes come to mind, but did you know the phenomenon is also possible in Florida? While it may seem unlikely given the state’s nickname and ...