3 h. ago Iceland 'doomed' if Atlantic Ocean current collapses: Nation declares 'existential threat' from modern

A potential collapse of AMOC could trigger a modern-day ice age, with winter temperatures across Northern Europe plummeting to new cold extremes, bringing far more snow and ice.

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2 d. ago ‘Existential and urgent’: what impact will ICJ climate ruling have on Cop30?

Decision by international court of justice hailed as a gamechanger for climate justice and accountabilityIn July 2025, the international court of justice delivered a landmark decision that clarified that all states were bound under international law to tackle the human-made climate crisis, which the judges unanimously concluded posed an “urgent and existential threat” to the planet’s life-sustaining systems and therefore humanity itself.The ICJ advisory opinion built on rulings from hundreds of climate lawsuits across the world over the past decade or more, and added further legal weight to strong decisions from the inter-American court of human rights in July 2025 and the international tribunal on the law of the sea in May 2024. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago US government shutdown forces local workers at some overseas bases to go without pay

Local workers at some American military bases in Europe are feeling the impact of the U.S. government shutdown

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5 d. ago WW2 veteran leaves Adil Ray 'mortified' declaring winning the war 'wasn't worth it' because of the nation's sorry state live on Good Morning Britain

Alec Penstone sat down with Kate, 58, and Adil, 51, to discuss his memories from battles during the war, and his feelings about the upcoming Remembrance Day.

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8 d. ago 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

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2 w. ago Melissa is a beast among a string of monster Atlantic storms. Scientists explain

Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica with record-tying 185 mph winds, and its strength defied typical weakening factors

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2 w. ago Tropical Storm Sonia churns in the Pacific Ocean and isn't threatening land

Tropical Storm Sonia is churning in the Pacific Ocean and isn’t threatening land

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2 w. ago As the Atlantic ocean warms, climate change is fueling Hurricane Melissa's ferocity

Hurricane Melissa has rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm due to warming oceans linked to climate change

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2 w. ago Her daughter nearly died when she fell 50ft from Disney cruise. The DA didn't charge her and she went to ground. Now we've found her... and discovered the latest twist in her life

A mother who dropped her daughter into the Atlantic Ocean while enjoying a cruise aboard the Disney Dream has been identified by the Daily Mail.

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2 w. ago US demands EU reverse new climate rules to allow surge in gas imports

US and Qatar say new rules will hinder imports of LNG, posing ‘existential threat’ to European economiesThe US has demanded that the European Union roll back its climate and human rights rules in order to allow greater imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), as the Trump administration approved a controversial gas export hub along the Gulf of Mexico coast.A letter jointly sent by the US and Qatar, two of the three largest LNG exporters in the world, warned the EU that its new rules pose an “existential threat” to European economies as they would hinder imports of gas from countries such as theirs. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Scottish nightlife bosses warn of 'existential threat' to grassroots music venues over planning law changes

Industry leaders say the proposed changes could bring “devastating consequences” to Scotland’s live entertainment venues and pubs.

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3 w. ago ‘There were stoats in kitchen cupboards’: AI deployed to help save Orkney’s birds

Stoats have been an existential threat to Orkney’s rare birds but technology is helping to eradicate themAt first, the stoat looks like a faint smudge in the distance. But, as it jumps closer, its sleek body is identified by a heat-detecting camera and, with it, an alert goes out to Orkney’s stoat hunters.Aided by an artificial intelligence programme trained to detect a stoat’s sinuous shape and movement, trapping teams are dispatched with the explicit aim of finding and killing it. It is the most sophisticated technology deployed in one of the world’s largest mammal eradication projects, which has the aim of detecting the few stoats left on Orkney. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Roberto Lopes savours week to remember after reaching World Cup with Cape Verde

The defender will celebrate his 34th birthday during next summer’s tournament.

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4 w. ago ‘A defining moment of our nation’: Cape Verde goes wild to celebrate historic World Cup spot

By blending diaspora players with homegrown talent the island nation of fewer than 600,000 people has qualified for 2026 tournament On 5 July 1975, the Cape Verdean flag was raised for the first time at Estádio da Várzea in the capital city of Praia, marking the nation’s declaration of independence from Portugal. At that moment, there was no national football team – and no sign of what was to come.Exactly 100 days after the 50th anniversary of independence, the same flag was waved at the very same ground, where crowds gathered to celebrate Cape Verde’s historic first World Cup qualification with the players who had earlier secured the decisive 3-0 win over Eswatini five miles away at the National Stadium. This island nation off the coast of Senegal, with a population of fewer than 600,000, has become the second-smallest country to qualify for the tournament, after Iceland in 2018. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Tropical Storm Lorenzo churns over open water in the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical Storm Lorenzo is churning in the central tropical Atlantic Ocean but is not threatening land, according to forecasters

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4 w. ago A candidate for local office in New York disappeared months ago. He could still win

Long Beach voters have a choice: re-elect the Republican incumbent or the Democrat who seemingly vanished at seaA political candidate in the New York City suburbs went for a night swim in the Atlantic Ocean this past spring and never returned.Petros Krommidas’s phone, keys and clothes were found on the sands at Long Beach on Long Island. The 29-year-old former Ivy League rower, who was training for a triathlon, had parked his car just off the picturesque wooden boardwalk. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Mysterious 'dent' in Earth's magnetic field explodes in size

A mysterious dent in Earth's magnetic field is growing as it continues to move west through the Atlantic Ocean. Scientists warn that the weak spot will have dire consequences.

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last month Tropical Storm Lorenzo forms in the Atlantic Ocean and isn't threatening land

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Lorenzo has formed in the central tropical Atlantic Ocean and isn’t threatening land

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last month A new island erupted from the sea – can it show us how nature works without human interference?

The volcanic island of Surtsey emerged in the 1960s, and scientists say studying its development offers hope for damaged ecosystems worldwideThe crew of the Ísleifur II had just finished casting their nets off the coast of southern Iceland when they realised something was wrong. In the early morning gloom in November 1963, a dark mass filled the sky over the Atlantic Ocean. They rushed to the radio, thinking that another fishing vessel was burning at sea, but no boats in the area were in distress.Then, their trawler began to drift unexpectedly, unnerving the crew further. The cook scrambled to wake the captain, thinking they were being pulled into a whirlpool. Finally, through binoculars, they spotted columns of ash bursting from the water and realised what was going on: a volcano was erupting in the ocean below. Continue reading...

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