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Monday 25 September 2023 Dublin: 17°C

# Atlantic Ocean

This year
2023
# AMOC
Important ocean current system could collapse by mid-century
The AMOC regulates how heat moves from the lower latitudes into the northern hemisphere.
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Jul 25th 2023, 9:00 PM
Last year
2022
# splash
Quiz: How much do you know about the Atlantic Ocean?
Dip your toes into this quiz (not literally, please).
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Jan 30th 2022, 10:00 PM
All time
# Spain
Lava from La Palma volcano reaches sea after 10-day journey across island
Columns of steam that experts had warned could contain toxic gases shot upward when the molten rock tumbled into the Atlantic.
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Sep 29th 2021, 11:53 AM
# Atlantic Ocean
Court rules Air France and Airbus must stand trial over 228 deaths in 2009 Paris-Rio crash
Three Irish women were among the 228 people killed in the air crash.
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May 12th 2021, 1:09 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Have you made efforts to use less plastic in your daily life?
Plastic levels in the Atlantic Ocean are likely to be much higher than previous estimates suggested.
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Aug 19th 2020, 9:40 AM
# Pollution
Plastic in the Atlantic Ocean is far beyond levels previously estimated
Researchers believe plastic levels in the Atlantic are ten times higher than previous estimates suggest.
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Aug 18th 2020, 10:51 PM
# Atlantic Ocean
Kelp found off coast of Ireland, France and Scotland has 'survived since last ice age 16,000 years ago'
Experts analysed the genetic composition of oarweed from 14 areas across the northern Atlantic Ocean.
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Jul 28th 2020, 8:51 AM
# rockall
Explainer: Where is Rockall and why has it sparked tensions between the Irish and Scottish governments?
How a small island caused such a big headache.
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Jun 10th 2019, 5:01 PM
# deep dive
How Irish researchers will explore Atlantic Ocean over next two years
18 state-of-the-art seismometers will measure movement at the floor of the ocean.
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Sep 17th 2018, 5:54 PM
# blown away
Warning for 'potentially very disturbed weather' as Hurricane Helene crosses Atlantic
The storm is currently making its way towards the southeast of the US coast.
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Sep 13th 2018, 8:27 PM
# Deep Sea
From blue whales to coral reefs - a new series will show the unexplored beauty of Ireland's Atlantic
The documentary series, which will air on RTÉ, will explore previously unseen sights off the Irish coast.
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Aug 26th 2017, 10:30 AM
# so very very cold
Poll: Will you swim in the seas around Ireland this summer?
Are you ready to risk the polar experience of a dip in Irish coastal waters?
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May 30th 2017, 9:46 AM
# brexit bounty
Who owns Rockall? The history of the Atlantic dispute between Ireland and the UK
The uninhabited island has been the source of a long-running dispute.
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Apr 17th 2017, 9:00 PM
# out in front
'I'm going to raise the tricolour high': Galway man to make history after 7 weeks rowing the Atlantic alone
Gavan Hennigan is approaching Antigua with a world record in his sights.
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Feb 1st 2017, 1:37 PM
# Interview
2 brave adventurers are attempting to swim the whole way around Ireland in under 4 months
Irish adventurers David Burns and Maghnus Collins are set to spend 3-4 months swimming around Ireland.
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May 22nd 2015, 12:24 PM
# Climate Change
The 'pause' in global warming could last another 10 years
… however things will start heating up rapidly after that.
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Aug 22nd 2014, 6:22 PM
# Blue Energy
EU Commission sets out plan to harvest energy from our seas and oceans
Ocean energy – known as ‘blue energy’ – covers all technologies that harvest renewable energy from our seas and oceans other than offshore wind.
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Jan 20th 2014, 3:45 PM
# Rescue
VIDEO: Man rescued from air pocket after boat sinks in the Atlantic
All of Harrison Odjegba’s colleagues on the boat sadly perished in the incident.
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Dec 4th 2013, 11:48 AM
# Ambition
Meet the man attempting to become the first Irish person to row 2,100 miles across the Pacific Ocean
Philip Cavanagh is hoping to raise €100,000 as part of the challenge, which will involve roughly four weeks of continuous rowing.
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Nov 17th 2013, 12:00 PM
# Don't Go Into The Water
There are hundreds of glow-in-the-dark jellyfish off the coast of Mayo
They may sting your face off, but they’ll look pretty when they glow at night.
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Oct 11th 2013, 5:04 PM
# Co Clare
Group of children free dolphin trapped in rockpool
The mammal – believed to be a striped dolphin – became stuck in shallow water in rocks on Kilkee Beach.
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Aug 9th 2013, 6:05 PM
# What the fliuch?
VIDEO: If you're admiring the waves, roll your windows up
Especially when the waves can get this high, this quickly.
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Jan 29th 2013, 3:18 PM
# Discovery
Irish scientists discover new life beneath the sea
The discovery came during a 23-day mission out in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Aug 5th 2011, 12:04 PM
# Air Disaster
75 more bodies found in wreckage of Air France plane
A victims’ association says another 75 bodies have been found in the Atlantic, almost two years after the Airbus disaster.
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May 31st 2011, 11:40 AM
# Flight 447
Data shows Air France flight 447 fell 38,000 feet before crashing
Plane fell faster than 11,000 feet a minute as it plunged towards the water in crash which killed all 228 people on board, including three young Irish women.
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May 27th 2011, 3:52 PM
# Air Disaster
Air France pilot 'wasn't in cockpit' when disaster struck
A report says pilot Marc Dubois was not in the cockpit when the accident on the Airbus A330 when a ‘deep stall’ kicked in.
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May 23rd 2011, 12:14 PM
# Air France
Air France crash investigators uncover part of flight recorder but crucial data missing
Investigators fear that without recovering the “black box” flight recorder the mystery of the plane’s last moments will never be solved. The crash over the Atlantic two years ago killed all 228 people on board.
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Apr 28th 2011, 10:33 AM
# Air France
Mother awaits news of Irish victim in Air France crash
Irish officials in Paris are in contact with the airline in the hope of recovering the bodies of the two Irish victims who were never found.
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Apr 5th 2011, 1:24 PM
# Hurricanes
Hurricanes meet over the Atlantic
Two hurricanes meet off the US east coast.
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Aug 31st 2010, 10:32 AM