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Tropical wave moving in direction of US given 60% chance of developing next week

The tropical wave moving west in the Atlantic Ocean, generally toward the United States, could develop into a tropical storm by the middle of next week, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Tribune News Service · Jun 24, 2022

Private islands still exist in Florida, and they’re attracting the mega rich amid a booming real estate market

A thin strip of asphalt reaches out into the Atlantic Ocean south of Islamorada, and leads to an idyllic looking private island. Patti Stanley, a Coldwell Banker Schmitt real estate agent, is one of the few who’ve ever set foot there. She represented the former owner, who sold the nearly…

Tribune News Service · Jun 16, 2022

Climate Change Impact Threatens Habitats of Migratory Birds, New Study Finds

The global impact of climate change is threatening the habitats of some migratory birds along their migration route in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, reported the German news agency. Based on the findings of a recent study, the Joint Wadden Sea Secretariat in Wilhelmshaven announced Monday that the rising sea level…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 15, 2022

Ancient crocodile species discovered after 7-million-year-old fossil found in Peru

According to a Peruvian research team that analyzed jaw and skull remains of the species, the animal likely would have probably crossed the Atlantic Ocean to the coast of South America

Daily Mirror · May 18, 2022

Spain rescues 13 migrants off Gran Canaria, twice as many said missing

Two Spanish coast guard helicopters rescued 13 migrants in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands on Monday, authorities said, but those rescued told Red Cross workers that about twice as many were missing and probably drowned.

Reuters · May 9, 2022

Riding the waves: Meet the two Irish men rowing across the Atlantic Ocean from New York to Galway this June

Lifelong friends and former rugby players Fergus Farrell and Damian Browne will take on the 3,000 mile trip from New York to Galway in a rowing boat this June

Irish Mirror · May 3, 2022

More wind farms off the NC coast? Federal agency eyes 2 more areas off Outer Banks

RALEIGH, N.C. — The federal government wants to know the potential impact of offshore wind in two newly identified portions of the Atlantic Ocean off the Outer Banks.

Tribune News Service · Apr 30, 2022

More than 26 migrants missing after dinghy capsizes off Spain's Canary Islands

One migrant died and 26 were missing after their dinghy capsized in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Spain's Canary Islands, the Spanish Coast Guard told Reuters on Tuesday.

Reuters · Apr 26, 2022

Crew of First Private Flight to ISS Return to Earth

Three wealthy businessmen and a former NASA astronaut splashed down Monday off the Florida coast after spending more than two weeks aboard the International Space Station, in a landmark mission for the commercial sector. After a dizzying descent, a SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying the Axiom-1 gently floated down to the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 26, 2022

Virginia wind farm job claims questioned by state regulators

As Virginia-based Dominion Energy seeks to build what it calls the country’s largest offshore wind farm in the Atlantic Ocean, the company and its supporters have touted the economic development opportunities expected to accompany the 176-turbine project

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022