This diagram shows the Loop Current (1) when it is retracted near the southern part of the Gulf, (2) extended towards the Louisiana coast, and (3) a typical Loop Current Eddy. The National Academies ...

A new study by University of South Florida researchers shows a slowdown in the loop current that funnels warm water into the Atlantic Ocean helped intensify Hurricane Ian in 2022. The current failed ...

WASHINGTON – A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine calls for an international, multi-institutional comprehensive campaign of research, observation, and ...

The hot waters of the Gulf of Mexico led to rapid intensification of yet another hurricane, this time strengthening Helene into a deadly, Category 4 storm as it raced towards Florida's coast.

A satellite map of the Gulf of Mexico reveals the “loop current,” a hairpin curve of hotter than usual water that could help grow future Hurricane Helene into a Category 3 storm. University of Miami ...

The Gulf Stream is a vital ocean current that moves warm water from the tropics to the North Atlantic. Scientists have long studied its stability, knowing its collapse would have severe global ...

Investments supported by the Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are transforming our knowledge of the Loop Current, the dominant physical ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A Founding Father of the United States of America became the first person in the world to map the Gulf Stream and even described the latitudes and directions of the ...

Wind and density differences across the oceans result in various ocean currents all over the world. These currents generally follow the same pattern and help not only circulate the ocean water, but ...