Atlantic

Fears that the world’s biggest iceberg could hit island in the South Atlantic
The world’s largest iceberg is still on the move and there are fears that it could be headed north from Antarctica towards the island of South Georgia.The iceberg, called...
Proposed port in Nigeria’s southeast is not closer to the Atlantic than Lagos docks
In 2020, the leadership of Nigeria's southeastern Abia state approved the construction of a port, which has yet to break ground. Social media users have argued that Nigeria’s ports...
‘Barcelona or die’ For Senegalese dreaming of Europe, the deadly Atlantic route is not a deterrent
THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP) — Salamba Ndiaye was 22 when she first tried to get to Spain, dreaming of a career as a real estate agent. Without her parents' knowledge,...
Death toll from fishing boat sunk in South Atlantic rises to 9 sailors. 4 are still missing at sea
MADRID (AP) — At least nine sailors perished and four others are still missing in rough seas after a fishing vessel sank in the South Atlantic some 200 miles...
Cash’s Atlantic Divide | National Review
Why Europeans use more cash than Americans do. Source link
Bodies of 89 migrants retrieved from Atlantic
Coastguards in Mauritania have recovered 89 bodies of migrants from a boat that capsized in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday.Nine people - including a five-year-old girl - were rescued,...
Tropical Atlantic Comes Alive; Beryl still a very dangerous Cat. 4 hurricane as Tropical Storm Chris forms off Mexican coast
Beryl is expected to remain an extremely dangerous major hurricane—Potentially catastrophic hurricane-force winds, a life- threatening storm surge, and damaging waves are expected when Beryl passes over portions of...
Map shows “better organized” tropical disturbance in Atlantic
The National Weather Service (NWS) is concerned by a system developing in the eastern Atlantic that has "become better organized" during the past few days.There are two weather developments...
He crossed the Atlantic solo in a boat he built himself
He was 1,300 miles from land, and another storm was barreling in.Wind at 30 knots and climbing.Chop, steep and shallow.Sheets of rain erased the sky. After about a week...
Alberto today, Beryl tomorrow. Will the next big storm have your name?
Mexico City —  Meteorologists dubbed it “Alberto,” the first named storm of the 2024 Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico hurricane season.Alberto made landfall as a tropical storm Thursday near the...
A cruise ship rescues 68 migrants and finds 5 bodies in a boat adrift in the Atlantic Ocean
MADRID (AP) — A cruise ship rescued 68 migrants and found five bodies in a wooden dinghy that was drifting off the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, Spain's...
Hurricane update: List of 2024 Atlantic storm predictions released
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released their 2024 Atlantic hurricane season forecast on Thursday, just a week before hurricane season was set to begin on June 1.NOAA's...