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HISTORICAL FACTS: North atlantic - Caught on Camera

European heatwave's unlikely accomplice: an ocean 'cold blob'

Often called the "cold blob", this swath of water in the North Atlantic has bucked the global warming trend, cooling even as the planet's temperatures rise due to human-induced climate change.

The Economic Times

Atlantic 'cold blob' is responsible for shifts in the Indian summer monsoon that threaten over 1 billion people

An abnormally cold patch of water in the North Atlantic Ocean has triggered changes in the Indian summer monsoon via the jet stream winds, new research suggests.

LiveScience

The Gulf Stream suddenly moved north during an ancient cold snap – and it’s a warning for our future

Around 13,000 years ago, as the world was emerging from the grip of the last ice age, much of the North Atlantic region plunged back into near-glacial conditions.

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UK and Norway led a military operation to deter Russian submarines in the north Atlantic

The U.K. says British and Norwegian militaries led an operation to deter Russian submarines suspected of “malign activity” in the north Atlantic

The Independent UK

Trump news at a glance: president makes fresh threat to pull US out of Nato

Trump has expressed growing contempt for North Atlantic allies as they refused to be drawn into his war on Iran

The Guardian - US

NATO 'Not Obliged' to Help Trump in Iran, Finnish Official Declares

In an interview, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said that NATO's "raison d'être is the defence of Europe and the North Atlantic," and that they "won't be dragged into any war of choice."

International Business Times

Sargasso Sea: Exploring the unique North Atlantic sea with no shores

The idea of sailing endlessly across a seemingly infinite horizon of blue water with no sign of land in sight? No beaches of soft white sand or rocky cliffs and headlands to signal the edge. This is no sailor's worst nightmare; this is the Sargasso Sea, the only sea in…

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Creatures That Refuse To Age: 5 Animals That Live Longer Than Generations

Humans measure life in calendars and milestones, always chasing the idea of living longer, healthier, fuller lives. But in nature, longevity is not a dream. It is a quiet reality. Some animals live so long that they witness generations rise and fall, landscapes change, and even human history rewrite itself.…

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Did the US ever ‘give back’ Greenland to Denmark, as Trump claims?

When Nazi Germany began its occupation of Denmark in April 1940, Greenland suddenly found itself cut off from its colonial power and thrust into the centre of North Atlantic wartime strategy. The US took control of Greenland temporarily, establishing bases and defence perimeters there to prevent Germany from using the…

The Conversation

Trump at Davos marks the start of a new era in world affairs

Donald Trump’s concern about the strategic positioning of Greenland is rational. But the way the US president has approached the issue is not – and could still rupture Nato and cause enduring harm to North Atlantic political and economic relations. The question for those attending the World Economic Forum in…

The Conversation

What is Nato – explained in 30 seconds

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization began in 1949 as a bulwark against the Soviet Union, but has expanded in size in the decades since

The Guardian - AU

The Latest: US forces board Venezuela-linked sanctioned oil tanker in North Atlantic

U.S. forces have boarded a Venezuela-linked sanctioned oil tanker in the North Atlantic

The Independent UK

Scientists spot change in one of the world’s rarest whale populations

Scientists have reported an encouraging trend after a troubling decline in North Atlantic right whales

The Independent UK

Denmark is ramping up defence tech spending amid security concerns. Here’s what it’s investing in

Euronews Next takes a look at the key technologies Denmark and its autonomous territories want to invest in to bolster defence.

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Massive system of rotating ocean currents in the North Atlantic is behaving strangely — and it may be reaching a tipping point

An analysis of clam shells suggests the North Atlantic subpolar gyre has had two periods of destabilization over the past 150 years: one around 1920 and the other from 1950 through present.

The Guardian - UK

Amy, Bram and Chandra: north Atlantic winter storm names announced

Weather services of UK, Ireland and Netherlands chose list of 21 names from 50,000 suggestions by the public

LiveScience

Collapse of key Atlantic currents may be held off by newly-discovered back-up system, study finds

Rising temperatures in the North Atlantic are slowing vital currents, but a new process in the Arctic could save the day, scientists say.

The Independent UK

Canada to take steps to protect vanishing North Atlantic right whales from ships

The Canadian government says it is taking steps this summer to protect a vanishing species of whale from lethal collisions with ships in its waters

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Meet the man with one of the world’s most dangerous civilian piloting jobs — flying solo across the Atlantic in tiny planes

Kerry McCauley is a ferry pilot, flying brand-new light aircraft solo across the North Atlantic to the buyers

The Conversation

What the UK’s ‘Nato-first’ defence approach tells us about Britain’s place in a volatile world

Since the end of the cold war, the relevance of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) has regularly been questioned, even by its most prominent leaders. Its members, therefore, find it necessary to remind each other and the world of its value from time to time.

Euronews

This vanishing whale species may be reproducing too slowly to avoid extinction

Experts say North Atlantic right whales need to have 50 calves per season to start recovering. This year they produced just 11.

LiveScience

Atlantic ocean currents are weakening — and it could make the climate in some regions unrecognizable

A cold blob of water in the North Atlantic is an ominous sign that a system of currents that regulate the planet's climate could be weakening.

The Conversation

Weakening currents in the Atlantic may mean a wetter northern Australia and drier New Zealand

Europe is warmed by heat from ocean currents, which move water from the warm tropics to the colder North Atlantic. Once the warm, salty water from the tropics reach the polar region, they cool enough to sink to the depths and flow back towards the Southern Ocean.

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Denmark To Increase Military Spending In North Atlantic Region

Denmark plans to boost military spending in the North Atlantic region following interest in Greenland. The billion investment includes new naval vessels...

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