The Gulf Stream is a giant river of warm water running through the Atlantic and has quietly been keeping the world stable for centuries. It regulates the weather, balances ocean temperatures, and ...

India's heatwave criteria do not consider humidity, leading to an underestimation of heat danger. Deadly wet-bulb temperatures, where perspiration does not evaporate, are occurring more frequently.

The Atlantic’s great conveyor belt of heat and salt, long treated as a background feature of the climate system, is suddenly at the center of an urgent scientific argument. A growing body of research ...