• About
  • Sections
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • ENGAGE
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive
  • Blogs
    • Research & Developments
    • The Landslide Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos
  • AGU.org
  • Career Center
  • Join AGU
  • Give to AGU
  • About
  • Sections
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • ENGAGE
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive
  • Blogs
    • Research & Developments
    • The Landslide Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos
Skip to content
  • AGU.org
  • Career Center
  • Join AGU
  • Give to AGU
Eos

Eos

Science News by AGU

Support Eos
Sign Up for Newsletter
  • About
  • Sections
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • ENGAGE
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive
  • Blogs
    • Research & Developments
    • The Landslide Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos

currents

Satellite view image of the Gulf of Mexico and surrounding regions showing satellite-measured water temperature data represented in hues of blue, pink, and yellow
Posted inScience Updates

Ocean Current Affairs in the Gulf of Mexico

by James A. Austin Jr., Christopher Lowery, Ligia Pérez-Cruz, Jaime Urrutia-Fucugauchi and Anthony H. Knap 19 May 202519 May 2025

Multinational and multidisciplinary studies of the past and present of the Gulf’s Loop Current are helping to reveal what might be in store for coastal communities.

A boat floats atop an inlet covered in brown Sargassum seaweed.
Posted inNews

Have We Finally Found the Source of the “Sargassum Surge”?

by Sarah Nelson 14 May 202514 May 2025

The complexity of modeling the tropical Atlantic makes identifying the source of the ongoing seaweed blooms difficult.

A satellite image of a river flowing into the ocean. The area where it meets the ocean is cloudy.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Uncertain Fate of the Beaufort Gyre

by Saima May Sidik 13 May 202513 May 2025

Climate models produce widely varying predictions for what will happen to this influential ocean current, but most models predict it will weaken or stop.

Satellite photo of a plankton bloom.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Upwelling Near Fronts Initiate Offshore Phytoplankton Blooms

by Takeyoshi Nagai 17 April 202517 April 2025

A new study finds that phytoplankton blooms, often seen near the separation point of western boundary currents, are supported by nutrient supply upwelling and cross-shelf transport.

A large red, white, and blue ship with “Marion Dufresne” printed on the side is at sea, preparing for a helicopter to land on it.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Tracking Some of the World’s Fiercest Ocean Currents

by Saima May Sidik 27 March 202527 March 2025

During a voyage off the east coast of Africa, researchers collected detailed measurements of massive swirling currents that affect regional ocean conditions and fisheries.

In this bird’s-eye view from a satellite, white ice meets gray ocean water.The ice is fractured into many smaller pieces.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Warm Seawater Encroaches on Major Antarctic Ice Shelf

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 8 January 20258 January 2025

In unprecedented detail, new research illuminates the seasonal flow of warm water toward the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf.

Una ilustración mostrando la Corriente de Florida entre Florida y las Bahamas
Posted inNews

La corriente de Florida podría estar desacelerándose, pero no por mucho

by Grace van Deelen 21 November 202419 December 2024

Una corrección necesaria a un conjunto de datos ampliamente utilizados redujo las estimaciones de los científicos de cómo se ha debilitado la circulación oceánica.

Swirls of colored lines through the Atlantic Ocean
Posted inNews

The North Atlantic Is Getting Saltier

by Saugat Bolakhe 29 October 202429 October 2024

The Atlantic is already the saltiest of Earth’s oceans, and parts of it are getting saltier. Winds and warming may be to blame.

An illustration showing the Florida Current, a flow of ocean water between Florida and the Bahamas.
Posted inNews

The Florida Current May Be Slowing Down, but Not by Much

by Grace van Deelen 7 October 202421 November 2024

A needed correction to a widely used data set reduced scientists’ estimates of how ocean circulation has weakened.

A photo of a large orange buoy on a boat with several people gathered around it
Posted inNews

Scientists Are “Gobsmacked” by the Variability of Seafloor Currents

by Andrew Chapman 11 September 202411 September 2024

The speed and direction of deep currents off Mozambique’s coast are more subject to change than scientists expected.

Posts pagination

1 2 3 … 17 Older posts
A view of a Washington, D.C., skyline from the Potomac River at night. The Lincoln Memorial (at left) and the Washington Monument (at right) are lit against a purple sky. Over the water of the Potomac appear the text “#AGU24 coverage from Eos.”

Features from AGU Publications

Research Spotlights

River Alkalinization and Ocean Acidification Face Off in Coastal Waters

21 May 202521 May 2025
Editors' Highlights

Rock Solid Augmentation: AI-Driven Digital Rock Analysis

21 May 202521 May 2025
Editors' Vox

Decoding Crop Evapotranspiration

6 May 20256 May 2025
Eos logo at left; AGU logo at right

About Eos
ENGAGE
Awards
Contact

Advertise
Submit
Career Center
Sitemap

© 2025 American Geophysical Union. All rights reserved Powered by Newspack