To get a sense of how bad the 2021 hurricane season will be, keep an eye on the African monsoon, ocean temperatures and a possible late-blooming La Niña.
Storms which originate in the tropics and reach Europe aren't as rare as scientists once thought.
A novel approach to fisheries management would see fishers taking control of their own catches.
The Atlantic Ocean is still growing physically, but humans are over-harvesting its rich fisheries. The most famous one – North Atlantic cod – has become a textbook example of harmful overfishing.
The pattern of autumn sea ice growth has been completely disrupted, but are we really headed for a tipping point?
Healthy seagrasses form underwater meadows teeming with fish and shellfish. A successful large-scale restoration project in Virginia could become a model for reseeding damaged seagrass beds worldwide.
It's only happened twice since naming started in 1950, and there's an unusual twist to where many of the storms are forming this year.
From June through October, it's not unusual for huge Saharan dust plumes to blow across the Atlantic. They can darken skies but also bring calmer weather and electric sunsets. Here's how they form.
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