Latest Atlantic Ocean News

Hurricane Isaac and Tropical Storm Joyce move through the open Atlantic far from land

Sep. 28, 2024 21:33 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Isaac was a Category 2 storm far from land in the North Atlantic on Saturday, while Tropical Storm Joyce continued its path over open water well to the east of the Caribbean. Isaac had maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 kph) and was about 645 miles...

Hurricane Isaac and Tropical Storm Joyce get stronger in the Atlantic, far from land

Sep. 27, 2024 17:30 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Isaac was intensifying and Tropical Storm Joyce was getting better organized in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday, forecasters said. Both systems were far out at sea, and no coastal watches or warnings were in effect. But the Miami-based National Hurricane Center...

Final day drama: Things to know about testimony on the Titan sub disaster

Sep. 27, 2024 16:45 PM EDT

Last year, five people hoping to view the Titanic wreckage died when their submersible imploded in the Atlantic Ocean. A Coast Guard panel that’s investigating the Titan submersible disaster heard two weeks of testimony that ended Friday. Previous witnesses provided testimony that raised serious...

Tropical Storm Joyce forms in the Atlantic Ocean and isn't threatening land, forecasters say

Sep. 27, 2024 10:53 AM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Joyce forms in the Atlantic Ocean and isn't threatening land, forecasters say.

A huge Hurricane Helene is expected to hit Florida as a major storm and strike far inland

Sep. 25, 2024 23:27 PM EDT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — An enormous Hurricane Helene swamped parts of Mexico on Wednesday as it churned on a path forecasters said would take it to Florida as a potentially catastrophic storm with a surge that could swallow entire homes, a chilling warning that sent residents scrambling for...

Tropical Storm Isaac has formed in the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to strengthen, US National Hurricane Center says

Sep. 25, 2024 23:21 PM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaac has formed in the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to strengthen, US National Hurricane Center says.

10 homes have collapsed into the Carolina surf. Their destruction was decades in the making

Sep. 25, 2024 18:59 PM EDT

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A slow-motion catastrophe has been playing out in the coastal North Carolina village of Rodanthe, where 10 houses have fallen into the Atlantic since 2020. Three have been lost since Friday. The most recent collapse was Tuesday afternoon, when the wooden...

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Sep. 24, 2024 11:57 AM EDT

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Wind, rain but no name as tropical disturbance approaches Carolinas coast

Sep. 16, 2024 18:26 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Heavy winds and rains from a storm in the Atlantic that wasn't quite organized enough to get a name hit a stretch of the southeastern U.S. coast Monday. The center of the storm system was near the South Carolina coast Monday afternoon, moving inland, the U.S. National...

Tropical Storm Gordon weakens to a depression

Sep. 16, 2024 17:57 PM EDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Gordon has weakened to a depression as it swirls through open waters in the Atlantic. The storm was located about 955 miles (1,540 kilometers) east of the northeast Caribbean on Monday. It had top winds of 35 mph (55 kph) and was moving...