Gulf Stream
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The Gulf Stream is a warm and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and flows through the Straits of Florida and up the eastern coastline of the United States, then veers
Surface temperatures in the western North Atlantic: The Gulf Stream is represented by the large red-yellow (hot) flow from the Gulf of Mexico northwards in this image. Source: NASA
Evolution of the Gulf Stream to the west of Ireland continuing as the North Atlantic Current
Hurricane Sandy intensified as it tracked northward along the axis of the Gulf Stream in 2012.
North Atlantic Current
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The North Atlantic Current, also known as North Atlantic Drift and North Atlantic Sea Movement, is a powerful warm western boundary current within the Atlantic Ocean that extends the Gulf Stream north
Gulf Stream
…Florida and up the eastern coastline of the United States, then veers east near 36°N latitude (North Carolina) and moves toward Northwest Europe as the North Atlantic Current. The process of western intensification causes the Gulf Stream to be a northward-accelerating current off the east coast of North America. Around , it…
Modelled 21st century warming under the "intermediate" climate change scenario (top). The potential collapse of the subpolar gyre in this scenario (middle). The collapse of the entire AMOC (bottom).