Scientists have found a rare warming pattern in the Pacific Ocean that could make the next El Niño much stronger.

A warm wind shift is unfolding in a remote part of the equatorial Pacific Ocean. And despite its geographical isolation, it could signal the start of a planetary change in ocean temperatures and ...

For the first time in 40 years, a vital Pacific Ocean upwelling off Panama failed in 2025. This biological engine, crucial ...

The natural phenomenon of upwelling, which occurs annually in the Gulf of Panama, failed for the first time on record in 2025. A study led by scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research ...

Rising ocean heat is weakening the coastal breezes that cool cities, leading to higher temperatures and disrupting urban life ...

Each year during Central America's dry season (generally between December and April), strong northern trade winds help drive an important ocean ...

For the first time in at least 40 years of recorded observation, a critical ocean process failed to occur, and researchers ...

Ocean currents act like Earth’s hidden conveyor belts, moving heat, nutrients, and life across the globe. From the swift Gulf Stream to the slow thermohaline circulation, they regulate climate, ...

Most of Earth's fresh water is locked in the ice that covers Antarctica. As the ocean and atmosphere grow warmer, that ice is melting at a startling pace with sea levels and global currents changing ...

Tropical cyclones are carried by the large-scale wind patterns that govern the atmosphere. These storms form over warm ocean waters, where the sea surface temperature is about 26º C or more, providing ...