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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 ...

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 ...

Weakened Hurricane Erin heads away from US, leaving flooding along East Coast

Erin made its up the coast out at sea. Dozens of people had to be rescued from stranded vehicles and restaurants as floodwaters rose in Margate City on the Jersey Shore, authorities there said 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 ...