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The ocean system that shapes Europe’s climate.

For generations, the mild and temperate climate of north-western Europe has been credited to one legendary force: the Gulf Stream.

However, the Gulf Stream is just one part of a much more complex system called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation or AMOC.

What the AMOC does and how it shapes our climate.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260505-the-ocean-system-that-shapes-europes-climate?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#AMOC #Climate #Europe #AtlanticOcean #GulfStream #ClimateChange

The ocean system that shapes Europe’s climate.

For generations, the mild and temperate climate of north-western Europe has been credited to one legendary force: the Gulf Stream. However, the Gulf Stream is just one part of a …

The Conversation UK

Donncha 1d ago

Silk and Stone: A Long Exposure at Santa Cruz

I scrambled out onto the rocks at Santa Cruz in Portugal taking photos of various views and then climbed up to a rock platform where I was greeted with this view in front of me. I had an ND filter, but no proper tripod, only a small "plate tripod" that just about did its job of stabilising the camera for 5 seconds. It was a difficult job finding a flat surface to place it on in this area! The Atlantic had gone from a churning, hissing mess to this smeared, milky surface that looks almost […]

https://inphotos.org/2026/05/04/silk-and-stone-a-long-exposure-at-santa-cruz/

Donncha Ó Caoimh 1d ago

Silk and Stone: A Long Exposure at Santa Cruz

https://inphotos.org/2026/05/04/silk-and-stone-a-long-exposure-at-santa-cruz/

#a8ctravel #AtlanticOcean #Beach #cliffs #CoastalPhotography #LandscapePhotography #LongExposure #NeutralDensityFilter #Photo #Photography #Portugal #SantaCruz #seascape #Water

Brasil de Fato [Unofficial]1d ago

OMS monitora caso de hantavírus em navio de cruzeiro após mortes serem confirmadas

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/05/04/oms-monitora-caso-de-hantavirus-em-navio-de-cruzeiro-apos-mortes-serem-confirmadas/

photosbyjamesottawa 1d ago

Aquatic birds - 2 photos
#Newfoundland, #Canada (not the 51st state - not now, not ever!)
August 2025

Photo 1 - seagull in flight
photo 2 - not sure which species this is

Both photos taken off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, on the Atlantic ocean.

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photosbyjamesottawa.picfair.com/
https://ko-fi.com/photosbyjames
#bird #birds #aquaticbird #aquaticbirds #birdsinflight #seagull #wildlife #water #waves #atlantic #atlanticocean #ocean #blackandwhite

Headlines Africa 2d ago

Africa: 3 Die, Others Infected in Suspected Hantavirus Outbreak On Atlantic Cruise Ship: [Leadership] Three people have died following an outbreak of a rare infectious disease aboard the MV Hondius, a cruise ship travelling across the Atlantic, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSM6b1 #Hantavirus #InfectiousDisease #PublicHealth #CruiseShip #AtlanticOcean

Adamas Nemesis 2d ago

A reminder that in some parts of our world, May is a month where it's getting seriously bright. This is May 30 in Nordkapp...at *midnight*. The sun doesn't get lower than this; it just rises higher again.

Captured by me on my 2024 road trip, "Midnight sun shining on the water at North Cape, Norway".

#art #photography #sun #sky #midnightsun #ocean #sea #AtlanticOcean #ArcticOcean #clouds #cloudscape #Norway #Europe #Arctic #summer