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Major earthquake rocks the South Atlantic Ocean far off the coast of Argentina

The United States Geological Survey reports a major, preliminary magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck in the South Atlantic Ocean ...

Hurricane Erin still roiling Long Island waters; Suffolk ocean beaches remain closed to swimming through Saturday morning

The Suffolk County Department of Health Services said Atlantic beaches in Suffolk County would remain closed to swimmers ...

When and where could a tsunami happen in the Atlantic Ocean?

The Atlantic coastline is vulnerable to tsunamis triggered by earthquakes and landslides across the ocean basin ...

Air France Flight Makes U-turn Over Atlantic Ocean After Pilot Sends Out Signal 'Mayday, Mayday, Mayday'

An Air France flight performed a turnaround over the Atlantic Ocean on Aug. 19 after the pilot reported a right engine failure. The Paris-bound flight departed JFK International Airport in the early ...

Tropical Storm Fernand forms in Atlantic

It didn’t take long for Erin to dissipate and now we have ourselves a new storm named Tropical Storm Fernand in the Atlantic Ocean. It officially became tropical ...
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Watch Hurricane Erin swirl menacingly in the Atlantic Ocean in NOAA satellite video

Satellites operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration watched Hurricane Erin as it swirled off of the ...

Coastal flood advisory for Atlantic and Ocean counties until 2 a.m. Sunday

On Saturday at 5:02 p.m. the Nation Service issued a coastal flood advisory in effect until Sunday at 2 a.m. for Atlantic and ...

Erin weakens to post-tropical cyclone, moving out to sea as it batters East Coast with wind, waves

Strong winds and waves battered Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard and dangerous rip currents threatened from the Carolinas to ...