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Watch Hurricane Erin swirl menacingly in the Atlantic Ocean in NOAA satellite video

Satellites operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration watched Hurricane Erin as it swirled off of the U.S. coast on Aug. 11, 2025.

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Will Hurricane Erin end UK’s dry spell? Met Office issues new rain forecast

Hurricane Erin, which is currently over the Atlantic Ocean, could bring wet weather to the UK in the coming days

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Satellites watch Tropical Storm Erin take shape over the Atlantic Ocean (video)

Forecasters warn Erin may intensify into the season's first major hurricane within days.

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A mysterious barrier in the Atlantic divides weird deep-sea jellyfish cousins

Researchers have mapped the distribution of a jellyfish subspecies and found that creatures which lack a distinctive "knob" are somehow prevented from leaving the Arctic.

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Mystery behind cold blob in the Atlantic Ocean finally solved

Scientists have determined that slowing ocean currents are responsible for a cold spot south of Greenland.

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Giant 'Saharan dust' plume swirls around Africa a week before it hit Florida — Earth from space

A recent satellite photo captured a giant comma-shaped cloud of "Saharan dust" being blown above the Atlantic Ocean. The hazy mass hit North America a week later.

LiveScience

Dilly Dally the sea turtle returns to the ocean after flipper amputation

An adolescent loggerhead sea turtle named Dilly Dally is back in the Atlantic Ocean, months after having a front flipper amputated at a Florida turtle hospital

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Gigantic 'mud waves' buried deep beneath the ocean floor reveal dramatic formation of Atlantic when Africa and South America finally split

Enormous "mud waves" buried under the Atlantic seabed formed 117 million years ago as the Atlantic Ocean opened up.

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The largest flood in Earth’s history burst through Gibraltar and Sicily and refilled the entire Mediterranean in just a few years

A little over 5 million years ago, water from the Atlantic Ocean found a way through the present-day Strait of Gibraltar. According to this theory, oceanic water rushed faster than a speeding car down a kilometre-high slope towards the empty Mediterranean Sea, excavating a skyscraper-deep trough on its way.

The Conversation

Mixed Weather Forecast Pushes Nat-Gas Prices Higher

April Nymex natural gas (NGJ25 ) on Friday closed up +0.140 (+3.57%). April nat-gas prices posted moderate gains on Friday as a mixed weather forecast sparked short covering in nat-gas futures. NatGasWeather.com said Friday that while above-normal temperatures are expected from the Rockies to the Atlantic Ocean from April 4-11,...

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Rehabilitated sea turtles released back into Atlantic Ocean off Florida

After recovering from cold-stunning in New England, 19 sea turtles were released back into the Atlantic Ocean off Jacksonville, Florida, with help from Turtles Fly Too.

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19 New England sea turtles are back in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida after rehabbing in Missouri

Nineteen sea turtles that rehabbed in Missouri after suffering the effects of cold water temperatures in New England are now back in the Atlantic Ocean off of Jacksonville, Florida

The Independent UK

Watch fiery SpaceX Starship Flight 8 debris rain down over The Bahamas (video)

The upper stage of SpaceX's huge Starship rocket exploded over the Atlantic Ocean this evening (March 6), creating a dramatic sky show for people in The Bahamas, Florida and elsewhere.

Space

Driving the Mercedes SLR McLaren Stirling Moss Is Special

Somewhere at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, one very lucky crab has a new home.

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Sea turtles return to the Atlantic Ocean off Florida after being stunned by the cold

Eight green sea turtles stunned by the cold during a rare snowfall in Florida have been released back into the Atlantic Ocean

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SpaceX Starlink mission lands rocket off coast of The Bahamas for 1st time (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 Starlink satellites today (Feb. 18) and then landed the Atlantic Ocean near The Bahamas —a first for the company.

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Watch SpaceX Starship explode over Atlantic Ocean on Flight Test 7 (videos)

The upper stage of SpaceX's Starship megarocket exploded over the Atlantic Ocean during the vehicle's Flight 7 test today (Jan. 16), and lots of people saw the sky show.

The Independent UK

Moment newborn baby is found on migrant boat off coast of Canary Islands

Mother gave birth to a baby boy while crossing the Atlantic Ocean, rescue teams say

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A photo captures rescue of a baby born on dangerous sea crossing to Spain's Canary Islands

A photo of a baby born at sea during a perilous crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by migrants from Africa has been made public by Spain’s maritime rescue service

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Crew to make history as first all-female Scotland team to row across ocean

An all-female team from Scotland are set to attempt the World's Toughest Row race across the Atlantic ocean to raise funds for several charities.

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40 skippers leave France to embark on gruelling 'Everest of the Seas'

Defending champion Yannick Bestaven led a flotilla of 40 yachts into the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday as the 10th edition of the solo, non-stop round-the-world Vendée Globe race got under way.

Radio France Internationale

Ghana loses historic forts along its coastline to climate change

Ghana is gradually losing its historic forts along the 550-kilometer coastline to intense tidal waves from the Atlantic Ocean.

International Business Times

Milton Strengthens To Category 1 Hurricane, Heads For Florida's Gulf Coast

The storm is forecast to make landfall in the Tampa Bay area on Wednesday, then cut across the Sunshine State to the Atlantic Ocean.

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Hurricane Leslie Strengthens, Kirk Threatens Swells In Atlantic

Latest updates on Hurricane Leslie and powerful Hurricane Kirk in the Atlantic Ocean, with potential impacts on various regions. Ongoing search and rescue ...

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Leslie strengthens into a hurricane in the Atlantic but isn't threatening land

Forecasters say Leslie has strengthened into a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean and isn’t threatening land

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