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A stunning map of the Atlantic Ocean seafloor — and one woman’s pioneering quest to publish it
Tharp’s map provided some of the necessary missing evidence. If the ocean floor was spreading apart at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge ...
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Hurricane Isaac strengthens, Tropical Storm Joyce forms in the Atlantic Ocean
The busy Atlantic hurricane season continued Friday with Isaac strengthening into a category 1 storm in the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Forecasters said the storm could cause dangerous ...
Los Angeles Times12mon
He crossed the Atlantic solo in a boat he built himself
On the wall of their townhome in Cypress, Deby Johnson hung a map of the world pinned with ... Like the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic is governed by the jet stream, which, ever shifting, had altered ...
The Washington Post1y
Atlantic hurricanes intensifying faster, more frequently, research finds
The list of major hurricanes that rapidly intensified before hitting the United States in recent years is long and memorable: Harvey, Irma, Maria, Michael, Laura, Ida, Ian and Idalia. All of those ...
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A critical system of Atlantic Ocean currents could collapse as early as the 2030s, new research suggests
A vital system of Atlantic Ocean currents that influences weather across the world could collapse as soon as the late 2030s, scientists have suggested in a new study — a planetary-scale disaster ...
Wired11mon
How Soon Might the Atlantic Ocean Break? Two Sibling Scientists Found an Answer—and Shook the World
That’s because it’s a sign that something may be wrong with the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. The AMOC is the main current system that crisscrosses the ocean. It flows like a ...