When the current is strong, it makes the water closer to shore cooler. So here's what that means for hurricane season: ...

Researchers identify how the absence of a strong current at a critical location in the Gulf led to unusually high subsurface ...

Carlyn Scott, College of Marine ScienceDriven by high temperatures in the Gulf, Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified from a ...

(Miami, FL) - A new study finds a ‘pressure point’ in the Gulf could cause hurricanes to rapidly intensify. This "loop current" anomaly intrigued Oceanographer Dr. Yonggang Liu at the USF College of ...

With La Niña helping clear the way for a busy hurricane season, this wide current of warm water could spell disaster for the northern Gulf Coast.

Likening the system to a merry-go-round, Pilié said weather forecasting models Thursday showed the storm doing a full loop ...

Regardless of development, heavy rainfall is expected over portions of Florida, which could bring localized flash flooding ...

When Hurricane Katrina moved into the Gulf, it intensified from a Category 3 storm to a Category 5 storm while it traversed the Loop Current for just one day. A 2018 National Academies consensus study ...

Current affairs. While currents exist in many places in the world, the phenomenon known as the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current cuts through a prime oil and gas producing region, where the current and ...

"Having this new NWS rip current risk map on hurricanes.gov will help people understand when it might be too dangerous to get in the ocean even if a hurricane is not right on our doorstep," he said.