Record amount of cocaine seized from ship in Atlantic Ocean by Spanish police, union says

Spanish police have impounded what is believed to be a national record haul of cocaine from a ship in the Atlantic Ocean, with the seizure potentially reaching 40 tons, a union said on Monday. The Civil Guard intercepted the vessel in international waters off Spain’s Canary Islands on Friday, with around 20 people arrested, sources … Read more

2 killed in Florida amid strong winds and ‘extremely rough’ ocean conditions

Two people have drowned in Florida amid days of heavy rain, damaging winds and “extremely rough” ocean conditions, according to local officials. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Heavy downpours could be seen along central Florida and its Gulf Coast on Saturday, including in Tampa and … Read more

Using the ocean to power data centers

The renewable energy company Panthalassa says it has a solution to the proliferation of AI data centers, which consume massive amounts of energy and are the cause of increased carbon pollution: sea-based data centers, powered by wave energy. Correspondent David Pogue examines what Panthalassa’s alternative to land-based data centers may mean. Source link

Typhoon flipped over cars and ripped away roofs on US islands in the Pacific Ocean

The super typhoon in the Pacific Ocean that hammered the Northern Mariana Islands, flipped over cars, toppled utility poles and ripped away tin roofs. So far, there have been no reports of deaths. Authorities were just beginning to assess the damage left behind by Super Typhoon Sinlaku, which first hit the islands Tuesday night local … Read more

Super Typhoon Sinlaku pounds remote US islands in the Pacific Ocean with ferocious winds

A super typhoon with ferocious winds and relentless rains was battering a group of remote U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean, forcing residents to seek shelter from flying tree limbs and collapsed buildings. The center of the Super Typhoon Sinlaku pounded the Northern Mariana Islands early Wednesday local time, the National Weather Service said. It’s … Read more

Another boat strike in the eastern Pacific Ocean leaves 2 dead, US military says

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said it carried out another strike Monday on a boat accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people. The campaign of attacks on vessels that the Trump administration says are trafficking drugs in Latin American waters has persisted for more than seven months and continues even … Read more

U.S. island territories brace for super typhoon, strongest storm so far this year, in western Pacific Ocean

Guam and other U.S. island territories in the western Pacific Ocean on Monday braced for the most powerful storm of the year so far, which could bring destructive winds and widespread flooding over the next 48 hours, forecasts show. Super Typhoon Sinlaku was traveling west-northwest toward the Marianas Islands just after 9 a.m. ET — … Read more