From more frequent wildfires to rising sea levels, climate change is disrupting ecosystems and upending once-stable weather ...

According to scientists, Arctic waters typically contain layers of water with different temperatures, salinity and densities, all of which impact the formation of sea ice and how long that ice lasts.

The temperatures of North Atlantic Ocean water flowing north into the Arctic Ocean adjacent to Greenland -- the warmest water in at least 2,000 years -- are likely related to the amplification of ...

Rising temperatures in the North Atlantic are slowing vital currents, but a new process in the Arctic could save the day, ...

In recent years, scientists have raised alarms about the potential collapse of key ocean currents in the Atlantic, with ...

Freshwater from the Arctic Ocean is pouring into the North Atlantic at record rates, scientists say. The latest figures show a virtual deluge, caused by rising rainfall and runoff from land, as ...

The Arctic is warming faster than any other part of the world and the increasing influence of water from the Atlantic Ocean, which is on average warmer and saltier than the Arctic Ocean, is likely ...

Fresher water is less dense than saltier water, so the Arctic water tends to float on top, trapping the saltier Atlantic water deep below the ocean’s surface. As sea ice disappears, however, the ...

Unlike in the Atlantic or Pacific, where the water gets colder as it gets deeper, the Arctic is upside-down. The water gets warmer as it gets deeper.

A subpolar species associated with Atlantic water expanded far into the Arctic Ocean during the Last Interglacial, analysis of microfossil content of sediment cores reveals. This implies that ...

The seas between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans are a battleground between two opposing bodies of water. And it appears that the Arctic is starting to lose the war. This is happening faster than ...