Atlantic Ocean

Why residents of Spain's La Palma may be in for the long haul after the massive volcanic eruption

The Canary Islands are a volcanic hot spot popular with European tourists due to their mild year-round climate

Volcano erupts on Spain’s La Palma island; eight houses destroyed, 5,000 people evacuated

According to the Canary Islands Volcanology Institute the island saw its last eruption in 1971

Hurricane Hanna makes landfall twice in Texas; residents warned of heavy rainfall, ‘catastrophic flooding’

Trump said his administration was monitoring Hanna, along with Hurricane Douglas, which is heading toward Hawaii

Space debris weighing 18,000 kgs from a Chinese rocket crashes into the Atlantic Ocean

The core stage of the rocket was launched on 5 May before re-entering Earth’s atmosphere and crashing off the west coast of northwest Africa.

Understanding Cyclone Fani: How sea surface temperature determines the strength of cyclones

Cyclogensis is a complex phenomenon which is initiated by a tropical depression.

Hurricane Michael slams into Florida with terrifying winds of 155 mph; now twisting towards Georgia and Carolinas

Hurricane Michael is one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S., and the proof is strewn across miles of Florida's coastline: Roofs and awnings peeled from buildings, pieces of homes scattered amid snapped trees and downed power lines, chunks of beaches washed away.

Supercharged overnight, Hurricane Michael menaces Florida with winds of 145mph; North Carolina declares emergency

Gaining frightening fury overnight, Hurricane Michael closed in Wednesday on the Florida Panhandle with potentially catastrophic winds of 145 mph, the most powerful storm on record ever to menace the stretch of fishing towns, military bases and spring-break beaches.

Fast and furious Hurricane Michael menaces Florida Panhandle with 110mph winds

A fast and furious Hurricane Michael sped toward the Florida Panhandle on Tuesday with 110 mph winds and a potential storm surge of 12 feet, giving tens of thousands of people precious little time to get out or board up.

Hurricane Florence rolls ashore in Carolinas, knocks out power to 500,000 homes, tears buildings apart

Hurricane Florence lumbered ashore in North Carolina with howling 90 mph winds and terrifying storm surge early Friday, ripping apart buildings and knocking out power to a half-million homes and businesses as it settled in for what could be a long and extraordinarily destructive drenching.

Hurricane Florence batters Carolina coast with 105 mph winds; begins days of rain and wind on coast

Hurricane Florence's leading edge battered the Carolina coast Thursday, bending trees and shooting frothy sea water over streets on the Outer Banks, as the hulking storm closed in with 105 mph (165 kph) winds for a drenching siege that could last all weekend.