Atlantic Ocean

A group of Okalolies head toward a house belonging to one of their own in Edinburgh of the Seven Seas on Tristan da Cunha, in the South Atlantic Ocean, on Dec. 31, 2023. New Year's Eve, or Old Year's Night as it's known on the island, is a chance for the whole community to come together.

The Okalolies of Old Year's Night: Celebrating tradition on the world's most remote inhabited island

10:59am May 26, 2024

"Okalolies" ring in the new year on the world's most remote inhabited island by visiting the population of not quite 250 in masks and making mischief, an annual chance for the community to come together.

After a relatively quiet start to the Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center was monitoring multiple storm systems in the Atlantic on Sunday.

Tropical Storm Emily takes shape in the Atlantic, as storm activity starts to warm up

3:22pm August 20, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

As the season is nearing its peak, the Atlantic Ocean has suddenly become very active with several storms that meteorologists and weather forecasters are watching.

A couple walk along the beach in North Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Health & Safety

Coast Guard and Navy rescue 4 divers off coast of Carolinas

10:39am August 14, 2023

by Associated Press

The Coast Guard and Navy rescued four divers who were reported missing Sunday off the Carolinas, officials said Monday.

As the planet heats up, Greenland's ice sheet is pouring more meltwater into the Atlantic. Scientists are tracking whether this could cause a collapse in a crucial ocean current.

Environment

Why it's so important to figure out when a vital Atlantic Ocean current might collapse

5:37pm July 27, 2023

by Lauren Sommer

Scientists know a current in the Atlantic ocean could collapse suddenly as the climate changes. The question of when matters to billions of people around the globe.

The sun rises above the Atlantic Ocean as waves crash near beachgoers walking along a jetty. Ocean temperatures averaged five degrees warmer around South Florida beginning in July.

As seas get hotter, South Florida gets slammed by an ocean heat wave

11:22am July 19, 2023

by Jenny Staletovich

A dramatic increase in ocean temperatures around South Florida in early July caught scientists off-guard. They're now rushing to help struggling coral on the only inshore reef in the continental U.S.

A satellite image from September 2017 shows Hurricane Irma, left, and Hurricane Jose, right, in the Atlantic Ocean. NOAA says the average annual number of tropical storms in the Atlantic has slightly increased.

Science

Expect More Tropical Storms, NOAA Warns

3:24pm April 09, 2021

by Rebecca Hersher

NOAA is updating its definition of what a "normal" Atlantic hurricane season looks like, based on the last 30 years. The average number of hurricanes in the new normal has risen from 6 to 7.

Duke Alumnus Authors Paper On Memorializing The Middle Passage

4:06pm December 03, 2020

by Eddie Garcia

More than 12.5 million Africans were carried across the Atlantic on 40,000 slave-trading voyages.

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A resident walks his dog on a flooded road Friday in Salvo, N.C., in the Outer Banks, as Hurricane Dorian drenches the neighborhood with a torrential downpour. The storm made landfall Friday morning as a Category 1 hurricane.

National

After Days-Long Delay, Hurricane Dorian Finally Makes It Ashore In N.C.

12:57pm September 06, 2019

by Bill Chappell

With maximum sustained winds of about 90 mph, Dorian was a Category 1 storm when its eye crossed over Cape Hatteras. It is now moving northeast at 17 mph.

Hurricane Dorian has now left the Caribbean Sea and is predicted to intensify rapidly as it crosses the Atlantic on the way to Florida's central east coast.

Hurricane Dorian Expected To Hit Florida Coast With 130 MPH Winds On Labor Day

8:05am August 30, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"There is an increasing likelihood of life-threatening storm surge along portions of the Florida east coast" on Labor Day weekend, the National Hurricane Center says.

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Lee Spencer, a 49-year-old single-leg amputee, celebrates after rowing solo across the Atlantic.

Former Royal Marine Becomes 1st Amputee To Row Solo Across Atlantic

10:49am March 12, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Lee Spencer is not only the first amputee to make the journey solo, he also crushed the able-bodied record by 36 days. "No one should be defined by disability," he said.