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With Hurricane Helene wreaking havoc and causing misery for millions, a new book warns that such terrifying storms are only the beginning. Warming seas will bring ‘near-​constant natural disaster to North America’ in coming decades and into the next century, according to its author — a journalist and lifetime sailor […]

Throughout history, most sea captains have tried to steer their vessels out of extreme weather, but the whole purpose of SD 1045 was to steer into it. “The goal was not just to get into the hurricane but to get to the strongest quarter,” Jenkins said as we watched a […]

To most of us, the ocean is a no man’s land — a vast, bottomless and uncharted void. Three-quarters of the ocean has never been seen by humans, and only a quarter of its floor has been mapped in detail, which means we have a better understanding of the surface […]

Oceans cover more than 70% of the Earth, play a key role in the climate, drive weather patterns and absorb a vast amount of carbon dioxide. But oceans are warming along with the rest of the planet. Those warmer waters fuel more powerful hurricanes. The warming ocean’s impact on climate […]