The Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1, and the Gulf of Mexico is already warmer than average. Even more worrying is a current of warm tropical water that is looping unusually far into the ...

Above: Ocean currents in the Gulf of Mexico as depicted by the U.S. Navy HYCOM model on July 21, 2018. Colors represent the speed of the current, in centimeters per second. Dark red colors are ...

When Hurricane Barry churned though the Gulf of Mexico July 11 - 13, the storm’s winds stirred up the waters and cooled them by up to 3°C (5°F). While sea surface temperatures (SSTs) before Barry had ...