An ocean water quality advisory has been issued for all Los Angeles County beaches as heavy rainfall may cause potentially high bacteria levels. The LA County Department of Public Health advises ...

UC Riverside researchers mapped out global ocean currents' impact on Arctic warming - and have a sliver of hope.

Fluorescent-colored sand sprinkled on San Diego County beaches could help reveal the complicated patterns of erosion that plague the region’s coastline. A so-called “tracer study” would use ...

A new study indicates that the collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation — which would be a catastrophic climate event — can no longer be considered an unlikely scenario. Scientists ...

Hurricane Erin, churning offshore in the Atlantic, is causing dangerous rip currents along the Southeast coast. A High Surf Advisory is in effect through Thursday for areas including St. Simons, ...

Scientists have spotted something dramatically unusual in the ocean, and it could be a warning sign of things to come. Warm air dances with cold air; cold water chases warm water. It's all a part of a ...

Abrupt and potentially irreversible changes in Antarctica driven by climate change could lift global oceans by meters and lead to "catastrophic consequences for generations," scientists warned ...

(AP) - An abrupt shutdown of Atlantic Ocean currents that could put large parts of Europe in a deep freeze is looking a bit more likely and closer than before as a new complex computer simulation ...

For years, climate experts have been sounding the alarm about the worsening impacts of global warming, and a report made by a European news wire agency over the weekend heightened the concerns in an ...