Atlantic Ocean

St. Helena tourism cleared for takeoff as airport opens

JAMESTOWN - Muslimchronicle

Cut off from the rest of the world for centuries, St. Helena, which lies isolated in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, is now reachable by plane for the first time. The aviation breakthrough promises to lift the British-run territory from obscurity and bring it within reach of international tourists. The arrival of the first commercial flight was also aRead more

Ireland closes schools as rare hurricane approaches

Dublin - Muslimchronicle

Ireland has ordered all schools to close Monday as the country braces for an "unprecedented storm" with the arrival of Ophelia, the largest hurricane ever recorded so far east in the Atlantic Ocean. "In response to the imminent Storm Ophelia, the Department of Education and Skills is now publicly informing all schools, colleges and other education institutions that they areRead more

Hurricane Norma heads for Mexican resort

Mexico - AFP

Hurricane season roared on as Jose threatened heavy surf along the U.S. East Coast on Saturday, Tropical Storm Norma neared Mexico's resort-studded Baja California Peninsula, and Tropical Storm Maria formed in the Atlantic Ocean and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane, taking aim at some already-battered Caribbean islands. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Lee formed in the Atlantic and Tropical StormRead more

Jose an 'extremely dangerous' Category Four hurricane

Washington - AFP

Hurricane Jose strengthened to a powerful Category Four storm Friday as it followed in the path of Hurricane Irma, US weather forecasters said. The "extremely dangerous" storm was located in the Atlantic Ocean 415 miles (670 kilometers) east of the Leeward Islands, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm was packing sustained winds of 150 miles (240 kilometers) per hourRead more

Hurricane Irma slams Caribbean islands, heads towards Puerto Rico

Florida - Muslimchronicle

For more than a day, monstrous Hurricane Irma has sustained Category 5 winds of 185 miles per hour while ripping through the northern Lesser Antilles and Virgin Islands. The storm, tied for the second-strongest ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean, is battering Puerto Rico, and headed for the southeastern Bahamas and, by the weekend and early next week, Florida andRead more

Have the Phoenicians reached the New World a thousand years

Beirut - Arab Today

Despite all what has been published and written in standard books and what we have learned in geography and history that the Italian Explorer Christopher Columbus has discovered America in 1492 AD, the British Retired Sailor and Scholar Captain Phillip Beale challenged such a longstanding historical fact by shedding light on the possibility that our ancestors the Phoenicians have crossedRead more

US oil industry chief calls for more offshore access

Washington - AFP

The US oil industry's main lobbyist called Wednesday for expanded offshore oil and gas production, delivering a plea for deregulation two weeks before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard said the United States should relax the "regulatory onslaught" the energy industry has seen in recent years -- a comment that closely echoes Trump's position.Read more

7.4 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Southern Atlantic Ocean

Washington - XINHUA

A 7.4-magnitude quake hits the southern Atlantic Ocean early Friday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake struck at 5:32 am local time (0732 GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometers. The epicenter of the quake was 195 miles (316 kilometers) from islands hosting British Antarctic research stations. It was centered east-southeast of the remote British-administered South Georgia and SouthRead more

7.4 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Southern Atlantic Ocean

Washington - QNA

US military bases at risk from sea level rise

Miami - AFP

US military bases along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico will be increasingly vulnerable to floods and power-packed storms as the planet warms, researchers said Wednesday. The report by the Union of Concerned Scientists spanned 18 military bases, and found that many risk losing land and strategic assets in the coming decades due to sea level rise. "By 2050,Read more