The ocean is a vital part of our planet's climate system. Through its global circulation patterns, the ocean draws vast quantities of our planet's heat and carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. It's ...

West-east near-surface current trend between 1993-2022. Blue colors show increased westward currents; red colors show increased eastward currents. The largest trends are observed in the central ...

When we put together our seasonal forecasts, we generally look at 2 data sets. The first is our local weather history, what’s happened in our past. The second is changes in global circulation patterns ...