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She Rowed Across the Atlantic in Near Silence
Rowing solo across the Atlantic Ocean, or not sleeping for any period longer than 90 minutes while doing so. Zara Lachlan did ...
Brazil and China to study South American transcontinental railway project
Proposal would connect Brazil’s Atlantic Ocean coast to Peru’s Pacific port of Chancay, cutting shipping times to Asia by up ...
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Scientists discover the cause of Atlantic Ocean's mysterious cold spot
For over a century, scientists have noticed something unusual in the North Atlantic Ocean. While most oceans around the globe ...
Ocean and atmosphere equally responsible for Atlantic 'cold blob,' scientists find
A patch of the Atlantic Ocean just south of Greenland is cooling while much of the world warms. The origin of this "cold blob ...
21-year-old rows across Atlantic Ocean, earning three world records
A 21-year-old British woman rowed 4,366 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, becoming the youngest person to ever do so -- and ...
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Giant waves beneath the Atlantic reveal the ocean formed earlier than thought - Newsweek
They were formed in the "Equatorial Atlantic Gateway"— the seaway that resulted from South America and Africa splitting apart, which created the Atlantic Ocean.
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Scientists Shed Light on the Mysterious ‘Cold Blob’ in the North Atlantic Amid a Search for Its Cause
In two recent studies, researchers suggest a weakening ocean current system is to blame for a persistent cold spot in the ...
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When will a vital system of currents in the Atlantic Ocean collapse? Depends on whom you ask. | Grist
As the planet heats up, the Cold Blob remains a spooky outlier — positioned right above the area where the Atlantic Ocean’s so-called conveyor belt is supposed to switch back and head south.