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Rising temperatures are affecting the seabird populations of Newfoundland and Labrador, experts say. And eventually, the province could see some species vanish.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Multiple tourists have become trapped on a treacherous island off the North Carolina coast this month, forcing the National Park Service to coordinate highly risky rescues, park

Multiple tourists became trapped on a treacherous island off the North Carolina coast in August, forcing the National Park Service to coordinate highly risky rescues, park rangers say.

Quick rising tides can “sweep someone off their feet and out to sea.”

Multiple tourists have become trapped on a treacherous island off the North Carolina coast this month, forcing the National Park Service to coordinate highly risky rescues, park rangers say. Visiting the ominously named Shark Island could get you killed, Cape Lookout National Seashore warned this week in a news release.

Rising marine temperatures will remake natural ocean patterns and cost coastal economies billions in coming years.

Marine heatwaves can "inject a lot of chaos" as they remake ecosystems and cost coastal economies billions.

The Gulf of Maine has been warming three and a half times faster than the global average for decades. This summer it's still warming, but not with the off-the-charts numbers seen in the rest of the North Atlantic. Dave Reidmiller,  Director of the Climate Center at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, explains why.

This month, parts of the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico were more than 5 degrees F warmer than normal. In recent days, a patch of the North Atlantic off the…

Last week, as much of the world sweltered under temperatures usually found in a steel mill near the open hearth, an evening breeze blew up an East Boothbay hill. It cooled a smiling crowd gathered at Bigelow Lab for the regular summer show-and-tell...