Scientists reveal links between migrating Gulf Stream and warming ocean waters
Gulf Stream migration makes Northwest Atlantic Shelf one of the fastest-changing regions in global ocean Scientists have revealed links between the migrating Gulf Stream and warming ocean waters. May 3, 2021 The Northwest Atlantic Shelf is one of the fastest-changing regions in the global ocean, and is experiencing marine heat waves, altered fisheries and a surge in sea level rise along the North American east coast. A U.S. National Science Foundation-funded paper published in "We used satellite data to show that when the Gulf Stream migrates closer to the underwater plateau known as the G...