Sep 03 2010

Hurricane Earl Brushes North Carolina

Tag: Atlantic Ocean, Beach, Business, Disasters and Accidents, Hurricanes, Islands, Military, Storms, Summer, Wind — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 1:33 pm
Hurricane Earl pounded North Carolina on Friday as it sped up the U.S. East Coast, threatening dangerous waves and riptides across the eastern seaboard.

Sep 02 2010

East Coast Braces for Hurricane Earl

Tag: Atlantic Ocean, Disasters and Accidents, Hurricanes, Storms — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 2:40 pm
Hurricane Earl is forcing evacuations along North Carolina's barrier islands as officials prepare for the worst.

Aug 27 2010

Titanic Wreck Mapping Begins

Tag: Atlantic Ocean, Ship, Shipwreck, Titanic — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 3:20 pm
A high-tech expedition aims to create the most detailed portrait of the Titanic's final resting place to date.

Aug 23 2010

Beyond the Black Box

Tag: Air Travel, Aircraft, Artifacts, Atlantic Ocean, Aviation, Batteries, Birds, Child, Colleges, Communication, Computers, Design, Devices, Disasters and Accidents, Electronics, Engaged, Engineering, Engines, Events, Experts, Eye, Fall, Father, Fear, Glass, Government, Health Insurance, History, Internet, Inventions, Investigation, Lawsuits, Logging, Mining, Movies, Murder, Navy, Oceania and Australia, Office, Officer, Polar Regions, Privacy, Radio, Safety, Satellites, Science, Seas, Sensors, Storage, Streams, Submarine, Suicide, Technology, The Future, Touch, Transportation — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 7:00 am
Instead of storing flight data on board, aircraft could easily send the information in real time to the ground.

Aug 19 2010

Mystery of the Missing Ocean Plastic

Tag: Animals, Atlantic Ocean, Barnacles, Chemistry, Environment, Fish, Food Chain, Oceans, Plastic, Recycling, Seas, Waste — Emily Sohn @ 6:00 pm
We’re throwing away more and more plastic. If it’s not ending up in the open Atlantic, where is it going?

Aug 06 2010

Toxic Algae Destroys Shark Brains

Tag: Atlantic Ocean, Fish, Sharks, Tides, Wildlife Conservation — Jennifer Viegas @ 1:32 pm
Toxic algal blooms can alter shark brains, making them hyperexcited and in some cases, killing the animals, new research shows.

Jun 29 2010

Smallest Whale Population Identified

Tag: Atlantic Ocean, Fisheries, Fishing, Mammals, Seas, Whales, Wildlife Conservation — Jennifer Viegas @ 11:00 pm
The world's smallest whale population is the North Pacific right whale, new surveys show, with only 30 whales alive today.

Jun 28 2010

Tropical Storm Alex to Miss Oil Spill

Tag: Atlantic Ocean, Coast Guard, Disasters and Accidents, Oil Spill, Storms — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 2:35 pm
Strong swells and winds could still reach the slick area and disrupt cleanup efforts.

May 24 2010

Hurricane Could Spread Gulf Spill Far and Wide

Tag: Atlantic Ocean, Cyclones, Hurricanes, Oil Spill, Storms — Larry O'Hanlon @ 8:53 am
The hurricane season is looking to be active this year, though cooler water in the western Atlantic could help keep storms out of the Gulf.

May 20 2010

What If the Oil Leak Can’t Be Stopped?

Tag: Atlantic Ocean, Disaster Scenarios, Fishing, NOAA, Oil Spill — Jessica Marshall @ 12:35 pm
As new estimates suggest much more oil is spewing into the Gulf, experts outline how broad the future impact could be.
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