Latest Atlantic Ocean News

4 people die on Spain's coastlines after falling into sea during high winds

Mar. 28, 2024 22:10 PM EDT

MADRID (AP) — Four people have died after falling into the sea in three incidents on Spain's Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, emergency services said Thursday. The deaths came amid warnings of strong winds and widespread rain across many parts of the country and warnings of high...

A decade of documenting more than 63,000 migrant deaths shows that fleeing is more lethal than ever

Mar. 26, 2024 05:37 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — More than a decade ago, the death of 600 migrants and refugees in two Mediterranean shipwrecks near Italian shores shocked the world and prompted the U.N. migration agency to start recording the number of people who died or went missing as they fled conflict, persecution or poverty...

Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm in New Jersey would have 157 turbines and be 8.4 miles from shore

Mar. 15, 2024 11:44 AM EDT

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J, (AP) — An offshore wind power project proposed for New Jersey would have 157 turbines and be located 8.4 miles (13.5 kilometers) from shore at its closest point, data released by the federal government Friday shows. The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management...

Wriggling gold: Fishermen who catch baby eels for $2,000 a pound hope for many years of fishing

Mar. 14, 2024 17:35 PM EDT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — They're wriggly, they're gross and they're worth more than $2,000 a pound. And soon, fishermen might be able to catch thousands of pounds of them for years to come. Baby eels, also called elvers, are likely the most valuable fish in the United States on a...

How a wandering white shark's epic journey could provide clues for protecting them

Mar. 11, 2024 20:14 PM EDT

As sharks go, LeeBeth is something like a long-haul trucker with gills and giant teeth. Swimmers at the beach might not be excited to see the 14-foot (4.3-meter) white shark, but scientists following LeeBeth's movements are thrilled that the big fish's epic journey could provide...

Activist to foundation leader: JPB's Deepak Bhargava to deliver ‘lightning bolt’ to philanthropy

Mar. 07, 2024 09:03 AM EST

As longtime progressive movement organizer Deepak Bhargava takes the reins of the multi-billion-dollar JPB Foundation, he is unveiling an ambitious plan to give big to democracy strengthening efforts. The New York City-based foundation, which says it has assets of about $4.2 billion,...

The trip to Margaritaville can soon be made on the Jimmy Buffett Highway

Mar. 05, 2024 17:08 PM EST

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Iconic Florida singer Jimmy Buffet named one of his albums “A1A” in honor of the coastal highway that winds through about 340 miles (545 kilometers) along the state's Atlantic Coast, and now Florida is about to return the honor. State Highway A1A will...

What is a whale native to the North Pacific doing off New England? Climate change could be the key

Mar. 05, 2024 12:25 PM EST

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Scientists have confirmed the presence of a whale off New England that went extinct in the Atlantic Ocean two centuries ago — an exciting discovery, but one they said that illustrates the impact of climate change on sea life. Researchers with the New...

Study says 2023's crazy Atlantic ocean heat, low Antarctic sea ice give glimpse of much hotter world

Feb. 27, 2024 11:37 AM EST

Off the charts “crazy” heat in the North Atlantic ocean and record-smashing Antarctic sea ice lows last year are far more severe than what Earth’s supposed to get with current warming levels. They are more like what happens at twice this amount of warming, a new study said. The...

French mayors face violence and intimidation from xenophobic far-right groups

Feb. 19, 2024 00:05 AM EST

SAINT-BREVIN-LES-PINS, France (AP) — The mayor of a small resort town on the Atlantic coast of France resigned, closed his medical practice and moved away after his house and two cars were set on fire. The arson followed months of death threats over plans to relocate a refugee center near a...