Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica with record-tying 185 mph winds, and its strength defied typical weakening factors. It also intensified rapidly, gaining 70 mph in just 24 hours last week. On

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck Monday in open waters in the Atlantic Ocean and was felt throughout the eastern Caribbean, officials said.

The consequences of a warming climate are known to be dangerous for marine ecosystems, with environmental changes like ocean acidification and warming, disrupted nutrient supplies, and rising sea levels.

National Hurricane System forecasters say there's an 80% chance of tropical depression formation within 48 hours and a 90% chance within 7 days.

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake has struck in open waters of the Atlantic Ocean and was felt throughout the eastern Caribbean.

Tropical Storm Lorenzo is beginning to weaken after it formed early Monday in the central tropical Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

Four unoccupied Outer Banks homes collapsed Tuesday morning into the Atlantic Ocean, increasing the tally to 15 homes that have tumbled this year. All of the homes all had Buxton addresses. Two fell in the 15-minute window between 10:45 and 11 a.

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Lorenzo has gotten slightly stronger in the central tropical Atlantic Ocean but still is not threatening land. The U.S.

Joost Pompert, the owner of Falkland Islands-based Georgia Seafood, has claimed that longstanding territorial disputes between Argentina and the U.K. have allowed China’s squid-fishing fleet to overfish in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean.