Science Sep 12 Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? El Niño might bring record slow storm season By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
Nation May 21 WATCH: NOAA forecasts milder Atlantic hurricane season thanks to El Nino A developing El Nino that is forecast to get quite strong will likely dampen the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, but it won't make the potentially deadly storms disappear, federal and outside meteorologists predict. By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
Science Sep 16 The Atlantic hurricane season has been quiet -- but we're not in the clear Not a single named storm has formed in the Atlantic Ocean in nearly three weeks, even though it’s the peak of hurricane season. 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
Jun 20 No sign of missing submersible yet after sweeping search, Coast Guard says By Ben Finley, Holly Ramer, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch 5:53 Journalists retrace fateful journey of group of 43 African migrants lost at sea By John Yang, Andrew Corkery 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… Continue watching
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