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1958, the US secretly detonated 3 nuclear devices 100–500 km above the South Atlantic; they created artificial auroras and radiation belts that lasted weeks

In a clandestine effort, Operation Argus conducted nuclear tests in the stratosphere over the South Atlantic Ocean. These detonations resulted in spectacular artificial auroras and fleeting radiation belts around our planet. The mission’s intent was to shield against Soviet missile threats and radar detection systems. Yet, the swift vanishing of…

The Times of India

In 1815, cats arrived on Ascension Island; they drove huge seabird colonies away until conservationists launched a cat-eradication mission

Ascension Island offers a striking example of how quickly an introduced predator can reshape an island’s wildlife. Cats brought to the South Atlantic island in 1815 preyed heavily on seabirds, driving almost all species away from the main island and leaving surviving colonies in places cats could not reach. More…

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A US satellite detected a mysterious flash in 1979; the CIA said it was probably a nuclear test, but nearly 50 years later, the mystery remains unsolved

A US satellite observed dual flashes in the South Atlantic back in 1979, leading intelligence officials to speculate a nuclear test with notable certainty. Contrary to this theory, a White House committee suggested a meteoroid strike as a more plausible explanation. Yet, revived inquiries over the years indicated potential nuclear…

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Territorial integrity and self-determination still dominate the Falklands discussion – but oil may change that

The people of the Falkland Islands are deep in “commemoration season”, preparing for Liberation Day on June 14. This date has been celebrated on the South Atlantic archipelago as its national day since 1982, when Britain defeated Argentina in a 74-day conflict that claimed more than 900 lives, and reclaimed…

The Conversation

Deadly Hantavirus Reaches U.S. Soil: Quarantined Patients in Nebraska and Atlanta After Cruise Ship Outbreak Kills Three and Infects Dozens Worldwide

A deadly outbreak of the Andes strain of hantavirus — carried aboard the Dutch expedition cruise ship MV Hondius on a voyage through the South Atlantic — has resulted in American passengers being quarantined or hospitalized in at least two U.S. cities, raising new questions about the country's preparedness for…

Medical Daily

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…

The Times of India

UK rapid response unit sent to remote South Atlantic islands amid Hantavirus outbreak

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WHO Chief Warns of Six to Eight-Week Hantavirus Time Bomb as New Cases Are Confirmed in France and the US

The WHO warns that the hantavirus outbreak linked to a South Atlantic cruise ship is likely to worsen, with confirmed cases in France and the US. The virus has a six-to-eight-week incubation period.

International Business Times UK

Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship; 40 passengers disembark on South Atlantic island

Dutch officials confirmed about 40 passengers disembarked on St. Helena after a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, including the wife of a deceased Dutch man who later died in South Africa. Another passenger who disembarked at St. Helena tested positive for the virus in Switzerland.

The Times of India

World’s largest iceberg A23a from Antarctica is finally breaking apart after 40 years at sea

One of the largest and oldest icebergs is now melting very quickly, ending its 40-year journey across the southern ocean. According to Dr Andrew Meijers, an oceanographer at the British Antarctic Survey, the largest iceberg on the planet, A23a, is breaking up fairly dramatically because the South Atlantic waters are…

The Times of India

Commercial Metals To Acquire CP&P In $675 Million Push Into Precast Market

Commercial Metals Co. (NYSE:CMC) said Thursday it will buy Concrete Pipe Precast LLC for $675 million in cash, expanding into the U.S. precast concrete sector with operations across the Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic regions.

Benzinga

See the world's largest iceberg stranded in the South Atlantic (satellite photo)

A new image from Europe's Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite shows the huge Antarctic iceberg A-23A stuck 45 miles (73 kilometers) off the coast of South Georgia Island.

Space

'Queen of icebergs' A23a grounds off South Atlantic wildlife haven

The world's largest iceberg has run aground just off the coast of South Georgia. But what does this mean for the wildlife there?

LiveScience

Tristan da Cunha: The most remote inhabited island on Earth, forged from a supercontinent breakup

Tristan da Cunha is a group of islands in the South Atlantic that formed from the breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana. Today, it's home to a tiny and extremely isolated farming community.

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Sir John Nott, defence secretary during Falklands War, dies aged 92

He is remembered for being in post during the South Atlantic conflict and storming out of a TV interview

The Independent UK

UK says Falklands are British as Argentina seeks new talks

Britain has reasserted its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands after Argentina pulled out of a cooperation agreement and demanded new talks over the South Atlantic territory that sparked war between the two countries in 1982

The Guardian - UK

‘Dark activities’ of Russian-linked oil tankers have doubled, analysis shows

Maritime intelligence firm points to rise in tankers switching off trackers for sanctions-busting transfers

The Times of India

Javier Sotomayor: Full time hairdresser, part time paddler makes CWG history

BIRMINGHAM: Javier Sotomayor, Falkland Islands' sole table tennis representative at the Commonwealth Games, works fulltime as a hairdresser in one of the only three salons on the South Atlantic archipelago.

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The Independent UK

What is the British military presence in the Falkland Islands?

A number of British forces remain permanently deployed in the Falkland Islands, 40 years since the Argentine surrender in the Falklands War.

Daily Mirror

Inside incredible lives of Falklands War veterans who found lasting love during conflict

While they served with the British Army in the ten-week Falklands War over the South Atlantic colony, John Graham and Andy Butterworth met the women they would marry

The Guardian - UK

British sovereignty over the Falklands is an absurd imperial hangover that must end

Forty years after the war in the South Atlantic, common sense demands a negotiated settlement with Argentina, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Independent UK

Lord Luce: Minister who resigned over Falklands conflict reflects 40 years on

Richard Luce, who resigned from the Foreign Office over the Falklands war 40 years ago, reveals to Liam James how diplomacy failed

Wales Online

The forgotten stories of the Falklands War 40 years on

Today is the 40th anniversary of the start of the conflict that claimed hundreds of lives

Daily Record

Scots veteran recalls moment gun failed to fire during the Falklands War

Norman McDade signed up to the Navy in 1978 aged 17 and trained as a chef but four years later, he found himself embroiled in the war in the South Atlantic ocean.

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The U.K. just created a huge marine sanctuary in the remote South Atlantic

Over 260,000 sq. miles will be protected from human activity.

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