Science Sep 16 The Atlantic hurricane season has been quiet — but we’re not in the clear By Dánica Coto, Associated Press
Nation May 23 Ocean heat + La Nina = more Atlantic hurricanes likely this summer There's an 85 percent chance that the Atlantic hurricane season that starts in June will be above average in storm activity, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday in its annual outlook. By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
Nation Jun 22 Coast Guard: Submersible likely imploded near Titanic, leaving no survivors “The debris is consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber,” Rear Adm. John Mauger, the First Coast Guard District, said Thursday. By Associated Press
World Jun 20 No sign of missing submersible yet after sweeping search, Coast Guard says Rescuers were racing against time to find the submersible before the oxygen supply runs out for five people who were on a mission to document the wreckage of the Titanic. By Ben Finley, Holly Ramer, Associated Press
World Apr 15 Watch 5:53 Journalists retrace fateful journey of group of 43 African migrants lost at sea A new AP investigation highlights the desperate and sometimes deadly journey many African migrants are taking across the Atlantic in search of a better life in Europe. The reporting centers on a boat that drifted thousands of miles off-course from… By John Yang, Andrew Corkery
Mar 19 Watch 5:44 A 5,000-mile-long mass of seaweed is coming to shore. Here’s what will happen By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Claire Mufson The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, a 5,000-mile-long belt of seaweed weighing more than 11 million tons, is threatening to wreak havoc in the coastal waters and beaches of the Atlantic Ocean. It's so big that it can be seen from… Continue watching
May 21 Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1 – here’s what forecasters are watching right now By Kristopher Karnauskas, The Conversation To get a sense of how bad the 2021 hurricane season will be, keep an eye on the African monsoon, ocean temperatures and a possible late-blooming La Niña. Continue reading
Dec 27 Court upholds Obama’s creation of national monument in Atlantic By Associated Press Fishing groups had sued over the creation of Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, a 5,000-square-mile area that contains fragile deep sea corals and vulnerable species of marine life. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 3:47 As Maine’s waters warm, vulnerable puffin population faces a new threat By Susan Sharon, Maine Public A handful of interns is spending this summer in primitive conditions on a tiny, treeless island several miles off the coast of Maine. Their job? To monitor Atlantic puffins and other vulnerable seabirds. While the interns occasionally fend off predators… Continue watching
Aug 05 U.S. teacher rows solo across Atlantic in record time By Associated Press Bryce Carlson, a high school science teacher from Cincinnati, Ohio, is the first American to complete the feat. Continue reading