A mysterious 8,850-kilometer belt has recently formed in the Atlantic Ocean, causing considerable alarm among scientists. This disconcerting development, described by researchers as “not a good sign,” may have profound implications on global ecosystems.

An international team of scientists spent three months at sea drilling into a huge, mysterious reservoir of freshwater under the salty ocean. They hope it could help tackle an increasingly severe global water crisis.

Three factors are to blame, or cheer. One, a strong vertical wind shear, which refers to a change in wind speed or direction with altitude. It has increased thanks to a cyclonic circulation in the mid-upper troposphere, which is the lowest region of the Earth’s atmosphere.

Another seaside home along the Outer Banks in North Carolina collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean this week, the 12th collapse on the seashore beaches over the past five years. The unoccupied house collapsed Tuesday evening during the high waves from a coastal storm.

The National Park Service along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore is warning people to stay away from the beach in Buxton, North Carolina, after an unoccupied home collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean Tuesday afternoon,

When Hurricane Erin explosively intensified in the Atlantic, the alarming part wasn’t solely how dangerous it had become as a Category 5 monster: It was also just how typical such an ultra-rapid rate of intensification has become.

A system in the Atlantic could possibly become Tropical Storm Gabrielle — or even a hurricane — near the Caribbean next week. It could pose a threat to Florida or elsewhere on the US coast.

Deep in the heart of Central Asia, the Kunlun Mountains form a vital barrier on the northern Tibetan Plateau. Their rainfall is a lifeline, feeding the oases and rivers of the arid Tarim Basin. While scientists have mapped the region's basic climate patterns,