By comparison, the temperature of crustal fluids can reach 400 degrees C at hydrothermal vents in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, where tectonic plates are diverging and new oceanic crust is being formed.

The leftover front will be an area to watch for possible additional low pressure & any persistent convection. Multiple rounds ...

This map from the National Weather Service shows the seven-day tropical weather outlook in the Atlantic Ocean as of Wednesday. Forecasters are concerned by the development of a system in the ...

Tropical Storm Andrea forms in central Atlantic On Tuesday morning, the National Hurricane Center said Andrea had formed in the central Atlantic Ocean, about 1,205 miles west of The Azores.

At the deepest dive during the entire ridge voyage, the ROV is slated to travel up to 3,300 meters (10,826) into the depths. This was the first sea star observed of the initial dive.

The probes were placed in parallel lines spanning over 600 miles, across the submarine ridge that bifurcates the Atlantic. The instruments were part of the PI-LAB and EURO-LAB projects, efforts to ...

But the small island is perched on the summit of a 10,000-foot underwater volcano in the mid-Atlantic ridge, one of the world’s longest mountain ranges.