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Hurricane Gabrielle Has Arrived
Hurricane Gabrielle Is Here
Sep 22, 2025 5:47 AM CDT

Hurricane Gabrielle Is Here

Storm could rapidly intensify to category 3

(Newser) - We have our second Atlantic hurricane of the season, which, like the first , is expected to avoid landfall. Hurricane Gabrielle, churning 210 miles southeast of Bermuda as of Monday morning, had sustained winds of 90mph, making it a category 1 storm, though it could intensify into a category 3 or...

In 15 Years, 70% of Atlantic Coral Reefs Will Be Stagnant

And that's under the best climate scenarios, per study

(Newser) - Coral reefs in the Atlantic could stop growing and face near-total collapse by the end of the century if global temperatures keep climbing, according to a new study. Researchers examined more than 400 reefs in the region and found that over 70% could begin to degrade by 2040—even...

Ocean Plate May Explain Riddle of Portugal Quakes
Ocean Plate May Explain
Riddle of Portugal Quakes
new study
Sep 5, 2025 1:28 PM CDT

Ocean Plate May Explain Riddle of Portugal Quakes

Scientists detect a fissure off the coast

(Newser) - Portugal has a history of powerful earthquakes, a fact that has long baffled scientists because it's not near any known fault lines. A new study, however, may finally provide the answer: Researchers found a fissure in the tectonic plate on the ocean floor about 120 miles off the...

Title of World's Largest Iceberg Has Transferred

A23a is breaking up in South Atlantic, could be unrecognizable in weeks

(Newser) - After nearly four decades, one of the world's largest and oldest icebergs is finally breaking up. Known as A23a, this massive chunk of Antarctic ice originally calved from the continent's shelf in 1986 and spent more than 30 years grounded in the Weddell Sea before eventually floating...

New Findings on Crucial Atlantic Current a Huge 'Wake-Up Call'

Scientists say collapse of AMOC currents system is no longer just a remote possibility

(Newser) - A new study suggests that the collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation—a key current system that helps regulate the planet's climate—can no longer be considered a remote possibility. The AMOC, which brings warm water from the tropics to Europe and the Arctic, is currently at...

Tiny Plastics in North Atlantic Outweigh All Land Mammals

Study finds 27M metric tons of nanoplastics, a 'shocking' amount

(Newser) - Trillions of invisible plastic fragments—each smaller than a single bacterium—are polluting one section of ocean in volumes greater than all wild land mammals combined, according to a new study. Researchers estimate at least 27 million metric tons of nanoplastics, plastic fragments tinier than one micrometer, linger in...

She Rowed Across the Atlantic in Near Silence
She Rowed Across the
Atlantic in Near Silence
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Jul 6, 2025 12:33 PM CDT

She Rowed Across the Atlantic in Near Silence

About midway through Zara Lachlan's boat capsized, taking her music and audiobooks

(Newser) - It's a coin toss as to what's harder: Rowing solo across the Atlantic Ocean, or not sleeping for any period longer than 90 minutes while doing so. Zara Lachlan did both. Guinness World Records confirms the 21-year-old British woman broke a trio of records by rowing 4,366...

'Giant Ocean Conveyor Belt' May Fall Sooner Than Thought

Scientists pen open letter warning that risk of AMOC ocean current failing is 'underestimated'

(Newser) - Last year, climate scientists sent up a red flag over the potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, a network of ocean currents in peril from climate change. That warning indicated it could be decades before that happens, but a new analysis suggests such a "devastating"...

Steamship Sunk by 'Small Hole' Found 168 Years Later

Le Lyonnais went down off the Massachusetts coast in 1856, claiming 116 lives

(Newser) - There are echoes of the Titanic in the story of Le Lyonnais' demise. The English-built steamship designed to carry people and mail across the Atlantic was heading from America to Europe on its first return voyage on Nov. 2, 1856, when it collided with a sailing vessel. The ship suffered...

Titanic Find 'Another Reminder of the Deterioration'

A 15-foot section of railing has fallen away since 2022, new expedition reveals

(Newser) - When you think about the wreck of the Titanic, it's hard not to think about the ship's bow. It's one of the most recognizable features of the sunken ship's exterior, and one that inspired an iconic cinematic moment . The bow itself is "iconic," according...

Bodies of Couple on Epic Trip Wash Ashore at the Atlantic's 'Graveyard'

It's not yet clear what happened to Sarah Packwood, Brett Clibbery

(Newser) - The bodies of a couple who went missing amid an attempted Atlantic crossing washed up on a small Canadian island on July 12. Sarah Packwood, 54, who was British, and her Canadian husband Brett Clibbery, 70, set sail from Nova Scotia in their 42-foot yacht on June 11. But after...

Widow of Late LL Bean Chief Says Her Trees Were Poisoned

Lisa Gorman accuses Missouri couple of tainting oaks in Maine for better view at their summer home

(Newser) - Suspicious deaths in an idyllic seaside community and detective work that points to poison sound like themes from a classic murder mystery. But the victims in this Maine whodunnit were trees that stood in the way of a wealthy family's oceanfront view of Camden Harbor, allegedly felled by well-heeled...

Man Who Keeps Trying to 'Run' Across the Ocean Is Arrested

Is there nothing a Florida man won't do?

(Newser) - The US Coast Guard has arrested a Florida man who was attempting to "run" across the Atlantic Ocean in a large hamster wheel. Marathon runner Reza Baluchi was found about 70 nautical miles east of Georgia's Tybee Island on Aug. 26 in what officials described as a "...

Lee May Soon Become 'Extremely Dangerous'

Tropical storm is set to evolve into a Category 4 or 5 hurricane by the weekend in the Caribbean

(Newser) - At the moment, Lee is a mere tropical storm churning its way through the Atlantic. By later Wednesday, however, it could be upgraded to a hurricane, and by Friday, it's expected to transform into an "extremely dangerous" one, reports Axios . "There is high confidence that Lee will...

Coast Guard: We Found 4 Missing Divers

Men rescued Sunday off coast of North Carolina in the 'graveyard of the Atlantic'

(Newser) - The Coast Guard has an update on four divers who went missing over the weekend off the coast of North Carolina, and it's a good one: The men have been found alive, reports CNN . An early Monday post from USCG Mid-Atlantic on X, formerly known as Twitter, noted that...

This Year's Hurricane Season Could Be Brutal

NOAA revises prediction, says there's likely to be an 'above-normal level of activity'

(Newser) - More than two months after the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has revised its prediction that it's likely to be near-normal or below normal. NOAA says there's now a 60% chance of an "above-normal level of activity," with...

This Could Be Atlantic's First June Hurricane in 90 Years
Rare June Hurricane Is Possible
Jun 20, 2023 12:22 PM CDT

Rare June Hurricane Is Possible

Warmer ocean temperatures in the Atlantic are a factor

(Newser) - Tropical Storm Bret chugged toward the eastern Caribbean on Tuesday as forecasters warned it could strengthen into a rare June hurricane. Bret had maximum sustained winds of 40mph and was moving across the Atlantic Ocean at 17mph, per the AP . It's expected to strengthen into a hurricane in the...

Great White Begins His Summer Vacation Off Long Island

400-pound Jekyll was spotted over the weekend off of Quogue

(Newser) - Last year saw a good number of shark sightings and even attacks off the coast of Long Island, and the summer 2023 season has already kicked off with the former. NBC New York reports that a great white was spotted Friday night and had neared the coastline by Sunday morning....

Atlantic Hurricane Season Is Now Underway

Weather authorities expect 12 to 17 named storms and up to four major hurricanes

(Newser) - It's time for residents along the southeastern US coastlines to make sure their storm plans are in place: The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season formally got underway Thursday, and the AP rounds up some things to know:
  • Predictions: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted in late May a 40%
...

Baby Turtle Survives Treacherous 4K-Mile Swim

Croga, which means 'brave' in Irish, drifted far off course, from Miami to Ireland

(Newser) - A father taking a stroll with his two daughters along the Irish coastline stumbled across what one expert is now calling an "absolute miracle." The Irish Mirror reports that the family was walking on the shore of the northwestern Mullet Peninsula in County Mayo when they came across...

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