The Latest Breaking News from North Atlantic

Scientists spot change in one of the world’s rarest whale populations

Scientists have reported an encouraging trend after a troubling decline in North Atlantic right whales

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025

Denmark is ramping up defence tech spending amid security concerns. Here’s what it’s investing in

Euronews Next takes a look at the key technologies Denmark and its autonomous territories want to invest in to bolster defence.

Euronews · Oct 17, 2025

Massive system of rotating ocean currents in the North Atlantic is behaving strangely — and it may be reaching a tipping point

An analysis of clam shells suggests the North Atlantic subpolar gyre has had two periods of destabilization over the past 150 years: one around 1920 and the other from 1950 through present.

LiveScience · Oct 3, 2025

What the UK’s ‘Nato-first’ defence approach tells us about Britain’s place in a volatile world

Since the end of the cold war, the relevance of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) has regularly been questioned, even by its most prominent leaders. Its members, therefore, find it necessary to remind each other and the world of its value from time to time.

The Conversation · Jun 6, 2025

This vanishing whale species may be reproducing too slowly to avoid extinction

Experts say North Atlantic right whales need to have 50 calves per season to start recovering. This year they produced just 11.

Euronews · May 20, 2025

Atlantic ocean currents are weakening — and it could make the climate in some regions unrecognizable

A cold blob of water in the North Atlantic is an ominous sign that a system of currents that regulate the planet's climate could be weakening.

LiveScience · Apr 24, 2025

Weakening currents in the Atlantic may mean a wetter northern Australia and drier New Zealand

Europe is warmed by heat from ocean currents, which move water from the warm tropics to the colder North Atlantic. Once the warm, salty water from the tropics reach the polar region, they cool enough to sink to the depths and flow back towards the Southern Ocean.

The Conversation · Mar 5, 2025

Federal Appeals Court Reinstates Protections For Endangered Right Whales

1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstates fishing regulations to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. Environmental groups celebrat...

Top News · Feb 3, 2025

Denmark To Increase Military Spending In North Atlantic Region

Denmark plans to boost military spending in the North Atlantic region following interest in Greenland. The billion investment includes new naval vessels...

Top News · Jan 29, 2025

Denmark to increase military spending in Arctic by $2 billion - as Trump sets his sights on Greenland

‘We must face the fact that there are serious challenges regarding security and defense in the Arctic and North Atlantic,’ Danish defense minister says

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025