ATLANTERRA, Spain - A Swiss adventurer went down in the Atlantic on Wednesday while trying to fly from Morocco to Spain with jet-powered wings strapped to his back. A rescue helicopter pulled him from the water and he appeared unhurt. Yves Rossy too
MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Hurricane Ida swept onto Nicaragua's Atlantic coast Thursday, destroying homes, damaging schools and downing bridges before losing steam and becoming a tropical storm as it moved inland. Ida's winds swirled at 75 mph when the s
European regulators have told British Airways, American Airlines and Spain’s Iberia that they could be forced to give up valuable take-off and landing slots if they want their long-planned transatlantic tie-up to go ahead.According to documents seen
The Pacific's El Nino ocean-warming phenomenon has resulted in an especially calm Atlantic hurricane season -- a welcome respite for Caribbean and southeastern US residents still smarting from a 2008 pounding. There have only been two hurricanes in
MIAMI (Reuters) - Thanks to El Nino, the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season has been the quietest in more than a decade, offering a reprieve for residents in the danger zone and a chance for insurance firms to refill depleted coffers. With the peak of t
MIAMI - Forecasters say that as expected, Tropical Storm Grace is dying in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami say the remnants of the storm were being absorbed Monday night by a front. They say Gra
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Grace, the seventh named storm of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season, formed far out in the northeastern Atlantic, but was expected to weaken in the next 24 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday. G
MIAMI - Forecasters say Tropical Storm Grace has formed far out in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean with winds at 65 mph (100 kph). The center of the storm was about 420 miles (675 km) northeast of the Azores Sunday night. It's moving toward the nort
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