This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on a preprint article “Relatively warm deep-water formation persisted in the Last Glacial Maximum” by Wharton et al. (2026). This research investigates the state of the deep North Atlantic Ocean during the Last Glacial Maximum, challenging previous theories that the deep sea... Continue Reading →
A 40-Year Hindcast Archive of U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Storm Surge and Wave from Landfalling Hurricanes
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on a preprint article “Tropical cyclone-driven storm surge and wave database for the US North Atlantic and Gulf coastlines” by Deb et al. (2026). This publicly available database provides a comprehensive hindcast of storm surge and wave conditions for 232 impactful tropical cyclones that struck the U.S.... Continue Reading →
Scientists Urge International Cooperation to Mitigate a Catastrophic AMOC Failure
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “A Nordic Perspective on AMOC Tipping: Impacts and Strategies for Prevention and Governance” by Nummelin et al. (2026). For centuries, the North Atlantic has functioned as the Earth’s thermal engine, driven by a "heartbeat" known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation... Continue Reading →
Local Winds Shape the South Atlantic Bight Primary Productivity and Acidity
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Wind control of the interannual ocean-biogeochemical variability in the South Atlantic Bight.” by Gomez et al. (2026). This research investigates how alongshore wind variability and the Gulf Stream control interannual changes in the marine ecosystem of the South Atlantic Bight. By... Continue Reading →
Steering the Deep Atlantic Conveyor Belt: The Role of the Eastern Arctic’s Eurasian Basin
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Impacts of eastern Arctic Eurasian Basin water mass properties on the AMOC and Beaufort Sea Atlantic water layer.” by Wei and Zhang (2026). Wei and Zhang (2026) investigates how water mass properties in the eastern Eurasian Basin influence global ocean patterns... Continue Reading →
A 20-Year Record of the Subpolar AMOC: Key Findings from the SCOTIA Program
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “The Scotland-Canada overturning array (SCOTIA): twenty years of meridional overturning in the subpolar North Atlantic” by Fox et al. (2026). The SCOTIA observing array provides a new 20-year record of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) at subpolar latitudes from 2004 to 2024. By integrating mooring data, Argo... Continue Reading →
Has A Vital Deep Ocean Current Weakened by 26% Since 2014? — Yes and No
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Observed decrease in Deep Western Boundary Current transport in subpolar North Atlantic” by Koman et al. (2024). Scientific analysis of the Deep Western Boundary Current (DWBC) off the southern tip of Greenland reveals a 26% decline in transport between 2014 and... Continue Reading →
The North Atlantic ‘Cold Blob’ of 2015: It Wasn’t Caused by a Collapsing Ocean Current
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Strong winter cooling over the Irminger Sea in winter 2014–2015, exceptional deep convection, and the emergence of anomalously low SST” by de Jong and de Steur. (2016). This research investigates the extraordinary deep convection observed in the Irminger Sea during the winter of 2014–2015. While... Continue Reading →
Greenland Tip Jet: A Hidden Driver of the AMOC
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Deep convection in the Irminger Sea forced by the Greenland tip jet.” by Pickart et al. (2003). This research by Pickart et al. (2003) identified the Greenland tip jet as the primary driver of deep ocean convection in the southwest Irminger... Continue Reading →
A Stalling Engine: How “Shoaling” of the Ocean’s Conveyor Belt Accelerates the Decline of Ocean Heat Transport
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Future Shoaling of the AMOC and Its Impact on Oceanic Heat Transport to the Subpolar North Atlantic” by Lee et al. (2026). Research by Lee et al. (2026) investigates how greenhouse gas emissions will alter the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) and its ability to move heat... Continue Reading →
