Tag: Oceans

Atlantic City’s 2 newest casinos nearing top of market

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Three years ago, when two shuttered Atlantic City casinos came back to life, there was more than a little skepticism...

Ice shelf protecting Antarctic glacier is breaking up faster

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A critical Antarctic glacier is looking more vulnerable as satellite images show the ice shelf that blocks it from collapsing into the sea is...

Interior gauging interest in Gulf of Mexico wind power

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NEW ORLEANS — President Joe Biden's administration wants to know whether offshore wind companies want to move into the Gulf of Mexico. ...

Carbon dioxide levels hit 50% higher than preindustrial time

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The annual peak of global heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air has reached another dangerous milestone: 50% higher than when the industrial age began....

Danish lawmakers give go-ahead to built Copenhagen island

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COPENHAGEN — Denmark’s Parliament on Friday voted in favor of building a 20-billion-kroner ($3.3 billion) artificial island in Copenhagen that will house at least...

Corps: Appeal review for Alaska mine could take over a year

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JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday it could take more than a year to weigh an appeal by a...

Study seeks origins of ghost nets that haunt Hawaii’s shores

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HONOLULU — “Ghost nets” from unknown origins drift among the Pacific's currents, threatening sea creatures and littering shorelines with the entangled remains of what...

Biden doubling spending to prepare for hurricanes, storms

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is doubling U.S. emergency spending to help communities prepare for hurricanes and other extreme weather events, while launching a...

Subtropical storm Ana forms in Atlantic Ocean near Bermuda

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MIAMI — Subtropical storm Ana formed in the Atlantic Ocean early Saturday, according to the National Hurricane Center. ...

Vast Antarctic iceberg could drift through ocean for years

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PARIS — A vast iceberg that broke off Antarctica earlier this month could drift through the ocean for several years before it breaks up...