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The UK and Google are testing changes to flight paths to tackle aviation's climate impact

Hundreds of commercial flights will be told to change their paths over the northeastern Atlantic Ocean during the next two winters to show how minor altitude adjustments can reduce aviation’s climate impact

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A vast ocean conveyor carries water from Greenland through the Atlantic for 350 years and shapes rainfall in Brazil; 15,400 years ago, it suddenly surged beyond today's strength

Recent sediment analyses indicate that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation has undergone surprising fluctuations in intensity. This crucial system distributes heat throughout the Atlantic Ocean, ultimately affecting global climate conditions. While earlier studies suggested a consistent weakened state, new evidence reveals a more variable dynamic, particularly during previous periods of…

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A dried lakebed in Africa's Chad sends 27.7 million tonnes of dust across 5,000 km of Atlantic Ocean each year, carrying phosphorus that helps sustain the Amazon rainforest

The Amazon rainforest has a surprising lifeline. Each year, about 27.7 million tonnes of Sahara dust travel nearly 5,000 kilometres from Chad’s Bodélé Depression across the Atlantic Ocean. The dust carries around 22,000 tonnes of phosphorus, a vital plant nutrient. Amazon soil loses phosphorus through heavy rainfall and flooding. African…

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Why Spain's Playa de Nogales has black sand: The volcanic science behind its striking Atlantic beach

Hidden beneath towering cliffs on the north-eastern coast of La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands, Playa de Nogales is one of the archipelago's most dramatic natural landscapes. At first glance, its sand resembles freshly ground black pepper, creating a striking contrast against the deep blue Atlantic Ocean. Unlike the golden…

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The UK has the means to avoid climate policy being driven by culture wars

Climate policy has become one of the principle casualties of America’s political polarisation. The Trump administration, for instance, recently announced it is dismantling a key ocean monitoring system, despite growing scientific concerns about the rise of a “Super El Niño” and the prospect of disruption to key Atlantic Ocean currents.…

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World’s cleanest ocean: What makes its 40 million square kilometres so different from the rest of Earth’s waters

Far from the shipping corridors and crowded industrial coastlines of the Northern Hemisphere, the South Atlantic Ocean stretches across a quieter part of the planet. Its waters connect South America with Africa, covering enormous distances where human presence becomes sparse and maritime traffic thins out considerably. That relative isolation has…

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Bermuda Triangle mystery takes dramatic turn as scientists reveal what’s really hidden deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean

Bermuda Triangle mystery solved: Scientists have uncovered a geological secret beneath Bermuda. A massive, lighter rock layer, formed during its volcanic past, acts like a giant raft. This unusual structure explains why the island stays high above the Atlantic floor, even after its volcanoes went dormant millions of years ago.…

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Simon Calder explains hantavirus cruise outbreak latest as British crew member to be evacuated

Three passengers have died after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus ripped through an Atlantic Ocean cruise ship, the MV Hondius.

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'Nations need to prepare now': Key Atlantic ocean current is much closer to collapse than scientists thought

An alarming study claims the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation is weakening more than believed previously. But experts say its findings are far from the final word.

LiveScience

7 Rivers Around the World That Flow Backwards

Rivers usually flow from higher level to lower level. But due to natural factors like strong tides, floods or storms, it is possible for rivers to flow in the opposite direction as well. This natural phenomenon attracts tourists to visit them and explore their natural and unusual beauty. Amazon River,…

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Tropical Storm Lorenzo churns over open water in the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical Storm Lorenzo is churning in the central tropical Atlantic Ocean but is not threatening land, according to forecasters

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Tropical Storm Lorenzo forms in the Atlantic Ocean and isn't threatening land

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Lorenzo has formed in the central tropical Atlantic Ocean and isn’t threatening land

The Independent UK

Tropical Storm Erin forms in the Atlantic and Hurricane Henriette strengthens in the Pacific

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Erin has formed in the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean as Hurricane Henriette is strengthening in the Pacific Ocean

The Independent UK

Tropical Storm Dexter churns in the Atlantic, but it's expected to move away from the US coast

A tropical storm is churning in the western Atlantic Ocean, but forecasters say it is expected to move away from the U.S. coast and stay north of Bermuda

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Why was St-Pierre-Miquelon targeted by both Donald Trump and a French politician?

St-Pierre-Miquelon is a small French archipelago off the coast of Newfoundland in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean.

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Atlantic ocean currents are weakening — and it could make the climate in some regions unrecognizable

A cold blob of water in the North Atlantic is an ominous sign that a system of currents that regulate the planet's climate could be weakening.

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Live colossal squid captured on video in wild for first time ever

A young Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, the heaviest invertebrate on earth, was filmed in the Atlantic Ocean

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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.

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Computer simulations show nightmare Atlantic current shutdown less likely this century

A new study reassures people that the nightmare disaster movie scenario of Atlantic Ocean currents collapsing, with weather running amok putting Europe in a deep freeze, looks unlikely this century thanks to a rescue from around Antarctica

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Prince Andrew School changes its name to free itself from ‘controversial ties’

Prince Andrew School, the only secondary school on St Helena, a British Overseas Territory in the south Atlantic Ocean, says it is dropping its title to be free from ‘contentious associations’

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Are Atlantic Ocean currents weakening? A new study finds no, but other experts aren't so sure.

A new study suggests the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation has not weakened since the 1960s — but there's no doubt the circulation will slow in the future, experts say.

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Key Atlantic current could collapse soon, 'impacting the entire world for centuries to come,' leading climate scientists warn

Leading climate scientists ring alarm bell on key Atlantic Ocean current collapse in open letter

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Hurricane Kirk Strengthens To Category 3, Leslie Forms

Stay informed about Hurricane Kirk and Tropical Storm Leslie developments in the Atlantic Ocean.

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OceanGate Staff Share Disturbing Details About The Company In Court During Doomed Sub’s Inquiry

The first images of the OceanGate Titan submersible on the Atlantic Ocean floor have been released as part of a two-week hearing.

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Gulf Stream collapse would throw tropical monsoons into chaos for at least 100 years, study finds

If Atlantic Ocean currents collapse due to melting ice sheets, researchers predict there will be huge shifts in tropical monsoon systems — and the effects could be irreversible for at least 100 years.

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