Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
As it flows north along the U.S. East Coast and east across the Atlantic, the powerful Gulf Stream transports warm water from the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean tropics to higher latitudes, influencing weather patterns and storms on the US East Coast and Western Europe.
Some scientists are concerned the Gulf Stream could be slowing down, with potential ramifications for the global climate.
🤔Is that happening? Get the facts: go.whoi.edu/GulfStreams
🗺️ by Natalie Renier, WHOI Creative. Special thanks to Dominik Ruckli for helping with particle simulation. Spilhaus projection made possible by Esri. SOURCES: Natural Earth, NASA
As it flows north along the U.S. East Coast and east across the Atlantic, the powerful Gulf Stream transports warm water from the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean tropics to higher latitudes, influencing weather patterns and storms on the US East Coast and Western Europe.
Some scientists are concerned the Gulf Stream could be slowing down, with potential ramifications for the global climate.
🤔Is that happening? Get the facts: go.whoi.edu/GulfStreams
🗺️ by Natalie Renier, WHOI Creative. Special thanks to Dominik Ruckli for helping with particle simulation. Spilhaus projection made possible by Esri. SOURCES: Natural Earth, NASA
