Latest Oceans News
Hurricane Isaac and Tropical Storm Joyce get stronger in the Atlantic, far from land
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...
10 homes have collapsed into the Carolina surf. Their destruction was decades in the making
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...
Climate solutions: 2 kinds of ocean energy inch forward off the Oregon coast
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) — On a cloudy late August morning, Burke Hales was on a boat a mile off the central Oregon coast, pointing to a sandy beach along the forested shoreline. It was there, the Oregon State University oceanography professor said, that the subsea cables from the first large wave...
Officials ban swimming after medical waste washes ashore in Maryland, Virginia and Delaware
OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — Officials warned people to stay out of the ocean at several beaches in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia after they said medical waste, including hypodermic needles, washed ashore. The source of the waste was under investigation. Officials banned swimming,...
Warm oceans strengthened Hurricane Francine and could power more Fall storms
Warm water in the Gulf of Mexico helped quickly strengthen Hurricane Francine, creating danger for Louisiana residents rushing to buy supplies and secure their homes ahead of the storm's landfall Wednesday. Warm ocean water is essential for forming and strengthening hurricanes. Heat...
Russia begins massive naval drills together with China
The Russian military on Tuesday launched massive naval and air drills spanning across both hemispheres and including China in joint maneuvers. The “Ocean-24” exercise spans the Pacific and Arctic Oceans, the Mediterranean, Caspian and Baltic Seas and involves over 400 warships,...
The worldwide catastrophe of rising seas especially imperils Pacific paradises, Guterres says
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — Highlighting seas that are rising at an accelerating rate, especially in the far more vulnerable Pacific island nations, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued yet another climate SOS to the world. This time he said those initials stand for “save our seas.” ...
Hurricane Ernesto weakens into tropical storm as it moves away from Bermuda over open waters
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Ernesto weakened into a tropical storm late Saturday as it moved away from Bermuda over open waters of the Atlantic after crossing over the tiny British territory early in the day with heavy rains and strong winds. Ernesto forced residents to stay...
New Mars study suggests an ocean's worth of water may be hiding beneath the red dusty surface
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Mars may be drenched beneath its surface, with enough water hiding in the cracks of underground rocks to form a global ocean, new research suggests. The findings released Monday are based on seismic measurements from NASA’s Mars InSight lander, which...
Forecasters still predict highly active Atlantic hurricane season in mid-season update
MIAMI (AP) — Federal forecasters are still predicting a highly active Atlantic hurricane season thanks to near-record sea surface temperatures and the possibility of La Nina, officials said Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's updated hurricane outlook...
