The Latest Breaking News from the Atlantic Ocean

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

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2025

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.

Space · Aug 13, 2025

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.

LiveScience · Jul 29, 2025

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 · Apr 11, 2025

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,...

Barchart · Mar 28, 2025

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.

Euronews · Mar 28, 2025

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 · Mar 27, 2025

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 · Mar 7, 2025

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.

Motor1 · Mar 5, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025