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Sørvágsvatn: The lake that 'floats' above the ocean thanks to a unique optical illusion

Sørvágsvatn, also called Leitisvatn, is the largest lake in the Faroe Islands. Viewed from a certain angle, one side appears to hover above the Atlantic Ocean.

LiveScience

A sea turtle with 3 flippers swims free after Florida rehab, now followed by satellite

A loggerhead sea turtle has returned to the Atlantic Ocean after rehabilitation at a Florida turtle hospital

The Independent UK

Photos show aquagym classes in Senegal helping people with reduced mobility

Participants of all ages gather on a beach in Dakar for low-impact aquagym sessions in the Atlantic Ocean, moving in the water to ease pain and improve mobility.

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Fighting climate change in the Sahel is worsening conflicts - new research shows how

The Sahel, the semi-arid African region stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea in the east, has become the epicentre of global terrorism, given the high number of attacks by armed groups and the resulting fatalities, including those suffered by civilians. This development is rooted…

The Conversation

Weather tracker: Thunderstorms and heavy rain hit Iberian peninsula

Severe conditions caused by deep area of low pressure to north-west of Spain in the Atlantic Ocean

The Guardian - UK

Portugal intercepts narco-submarine carrying 1.7 tonnes of cocaine en route to Iberian peninsula

Portuguese authorities intercepted a drug-carrying vessel in the Atlantic Ocean with 1.7 tonnes of cocaine destined for European markets. Four crew members were arrested.

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Endangered loggerhead sea turtle released to Atlantic Ocean from Florida beach

An endangered loggerhead sea turtle has been released into the Atlantic Ocean from a Florida beach nearly three months after being hit by a boat

The Independent UK

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A Democrat candidate vanished at sea. Republicans fought to keep him on the ballot

Republicans fought to keep missing Democrat candidate Petros Krommidas on the ballot, but his supporters still want him to be elected

The Independent UK

As Amazon's 'flying rivers' weaken with tree loss, scientists warn of worsening droughts

Scientists warn that “flying rivers” — invisible streams of moisture that carry rain from the Atlantic Ocean westward across the Amazon — are weakening as deforestation and climate change advance

The Independent UK

Humberto becomes a hurricane in the Atlantic

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Humberto has formed in the Atlantic Ocean but is not currently threatening land

The Independent UK

Gabrielle rapidly intensifies into a Category 3 hurricane in the Atlantic, is staying away from land

Gabrielle has strengthened into a major hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean but was forecast to remain far from land

The Independent UK

The Atlantic Ocean has claimed another beach house on the fragile Outer Banks

Nail-studded debris was left strewn across the sand

The Independent UK

Tropical Storm Gabrielle has formed in the Atlantic Ocean, forecasters say

Tropical Storm Gabrielle has formed far from land in the Atlantic Ocean

The Independent UK

Many ask where the hurricanes are this season as the Atlantic remains quiet

Not a single named storm has formed in the Atlantic Ocean in nearly three weeks, even though it’s the peak of hurricane season

The Independent UK

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5 Worst Florida Cities To Buy Property in the Next 5 Years, According To Real Estate Agents

Spanning hundreds of miles along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico (recently renamed the Gulf of America by President Trump), you'll find some of Florida's world-famous beaches that welcome...

The Independent UK

Tropical Storm Juliette forms in the Pacific as Fernand churns over open waters in the Atlantic

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Juliette has formed in the Pacific Ocean hundreds of miles from Mexico’s Baja California peninsula as Tropical Storm Fernand churns in the Atlantic Ocean

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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 U.S. coast on Aug. 11, 2025.

The Independent UK

Will Hurricane Erin end UK’s dry spell? Met Office issues new rain forecast

Hurricane Erin, which is currently over the Atlantic Ocean, could bring wet weather to the UK in the coming days

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Satellites watch Tropical Storm Erin take shape over the Atlantic Ocean (video)

Forecasters warn Erin may intensify into the season's first major hurricane within days.

LiveScience

A mysterious barrier in the Atlantic divides weird deep-sea jellyfish cousins

Researchers have mapped the distribution of a jellyfish subspecies and found that creatures which lack a distinctive "knob" are somehow prevented from leaving the Arctic.

LiveScience

Mystery behind cold blob in the Atlantic Ocean finally solved

Scientists have determined that slowing ocean currents are responsible for a cold spot south of Greenland.

LiveScience

Giant 'Saharan dust' plume swirls around Africa a week before it hit Florida — Earth from space

A recent satellite photo captured a giant comma-shaped cloud of "Saharan dust" being blown above the Atlantic Ocean. The hazy mass hit North America a week later.

The Independent UK

Dilly Dally the sea turtle returns to the ocean after flipper amputation

An adolescent loggerhead sea turtle named Dilly Dally is back in the Atlantic Ocean, months after having a front flipper amputated at a Florida turtle hospital

LiveScience

Gigantic 'mud waves' buried deep beneath the ocean floor reveal dramatic formation of Atlantic when Africa and South America finally split

Enormous "mud waves" buried under the Atlantic seabed formed 117 million years ago as the Atlantic Ocean opened up.

The Conversation

The largest flood in Earth’s history burst through Gibraltar and Sicily and refilled the entire Mediterranean in just a few years

A little over 5 million years ago, water from the Atlantic Ocean found a way through the present-day Strait of Gibraltar. According to this theory, oceanic water rushed faster than a speeding car down a kilometre-high slope towards the empty Mediterranean Sea, excavating a skyscraper-deep trough on its way.

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