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Photos and commentary on rainfall-triggered landslides and flooding damage that occurred in the Cape Verde islands on September 22.

An article at Parade.com profiles Tristan da Cunha, one of several volcanic islands in the Tristan da Cunha archipelago located in the South Atlantic Ocean. At 1750 miles from the nearest land it is designated as the most remote inhabited island in the world.

“A new center has been established at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to pursue research on marine mammal behavior, physiology, and health, and the potential effects of human activities on marine animals and ecosystems.” Quoted from the WHOI website.

This summer NOAA received reports from many east coast residents that sea levels were much higher than normal. The sea level rise was real but not related to climate change. What could it have been? See the National Geographic article to find out.

Related: New York City, Long Island and Newark Sea Level Rise Map.

Tropical Storm Danny is slowly moving northwestward about 300 miles east of The Bahamas with sustained winds of about 45 miles per hour. It is expected to slowly strengthen over the next few days with a projected path that travels north along the United States coastline.

The current projected path of Hurricane Bill is to the west of Bermuda. Bill is currently a Category 3 hurricane and Bermuda is under a tropical storm warning.

CNN has a report on Hurricane Bill in which they call the category storm “extremely dangerous”. The storm is moving northward in the Atlantic and is expected to cause swells and dangerous currents along the east cost of the United States.

A new weather satellite (NASA/NOAA geostationary weather satellite GOES-14) has captured a full disk image of earth showing Tropical Storms Claudette, Hurricane Bill and Tropical Storm Ana.

Hurricane Bill has strengthened to a Category 4 storm as it passes north of the Leeward Islands. The projected path of the storm (as of noon today) is shown on the map below from NOAA’s National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Bill is now a Category 3 storm, tracking northwest through the Atlantic Ocean. The exact path it will take and how strong it will be this weekend are uncertain. The hurricane could potentially reach New England this weekend.

Hurricane Bill is the first hurricane of the 2009 tropical storm season. NASA has a frequently-updated map of Bill’s projected path.

Names have been given to Atlantic hurricanes for a few hundred years. At first they were named after saints of the Catholic Church. Today the World Meteorological Organization maintains the lists of Atlantic hurricane names.

So far this season there has been a low level of tropical storm activity in the Atlantic Ocean. The forecasters at Colorado State University have reduced their expected number of Atlantic hurricanes to just four.

Earth Observatory has a satellite image of a fire on La Palma, one of the Canary Islands, off the west coast of Africa. The fire this past weekend forced several thousand people to evacuate homes and tourist accommodations.

Drilling in sediments off of the front of the Amazon River Delta has revealed the minimum age of the river and gives insight into the development of the Amazon River and the Amazon deep sea fan.

Why do hurricanes tend to occur in some coastal areas but not others? This image from Earth Observatory shows the relationship between ocean temperature and hurricane risk.

This article explains why the Intertropical Convergence Zone in the Atlantic can be a dangerous area for aircraft. Storms and high winds can make it difficult for pilots to navigate effectively.

June 1 marks the beginning of hurricane season in the United States. This article discusses seasons past and how they relate to this year’s predictions.

This satellite image from NASA’s Earth Observatory shows two cyclones in the South Atlantic Ocean. The width of the image spans thousands of kilometers.

A small yellow submarine is ready to do some research in the Atlantic Ocean. The probe will be able to take measurements of the water’s temperature, salinity, and more.

A new Department of Interior report says that about 20% of the electricity consumed by Atlantic coast states could be made through offshore wind power. The report documents that oil and gas are not the only energy resources of the coastal area.

The Atlantic Hurricane Season for 2009 runs from June 1 to November 30. So far AccuWeather, Colorado State University, WSI Corp. and Weather Research Center have forecasts calling for fewer storms than the 2008 season.

Saharan dust swept over the Canary Islands in early March 2009. In this true-color image, beige plumes of dust form arcs and swirls off the coasts of Morocco and Western Sahara. Dust appears especially thick over parts of the Canary Islands.

NASA’s Earth Observatory has released a satellite image of the Great Bahama Bank. This image clearly shows the shallow platform of the Bank in contrast to the deep surrounding waters. This is one of Earth’s classic carbonate environments.

New Scientist has an interesting video titled “The hottest water on Earth”. It features black smokers on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge where water temperatures of 407 degrees C have been recorded. High pressure conditions allow the water to exist at this high temperature.

An article on the Cornell University website titled “Evidence found for climate-driven ecological shifts in North Atlantic” explores the impact of climate change in the North Atlantic.

Exxon Mobil is working on an oil field that is thought to contain 700 million barrels in one of the most difficult drilling environments on this planet. The Hebron Oil field is in the North Atlantic where the hazards include huge waves, icebergs, high winds and deep water.

In early February two nuclear submarines, one British and one French, collided in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Both subs were damaged but fortunately there were no nuclear security problems and no injuries as a result of the accident.

An article on the CNN website explains how climate change can influence the temperature of the oceans and how fish might migrate in response. The projection is that warm water fish will migrate to higher latitudes.

Tropical Storm Kyle gained strength on Saturday and is not a hurricane moving north off the North Carolina coastline. A hurricane watch is in effect for the coast of Maine and also southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. The National Hurricane Center continuously updates a map with Hurricane Kyle’s predicted path.