Atlantic News

“Traditionally when you see that warming, especially in the eastern Atlantic, you see more hurricane activity”

There's good news and bad news on the hurricane front: Water in the Pacific could be shifting to create less-hospitable conditions for the storms to form, but things in the Atlantic seem to be perking up. via The Eden Daily News

“To me, that's a small investment with a big return”

Published: Saturday, April 5, 2008 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, April 5, 2008 at 1:46 a.m. Orlando, Fla. via StarNewsOnline.com

A ship rescued two men whose boat had been adrift for 20 days in the Atlantic Ocean south of Spain's Canary Islands, officials said. via HendersonvilleNews.com

“It would be a pretty horrible ecological thing to tear those things out at this point”

Crews with Erosion Control Specialists out of Nags Head remove sandbags from the east end of Ocean Isle Beach Tuesday. via StarNewsOnline.com

“We are asking big-scale questions”

Published: Monday, March 24, 2008 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, March 23, 2008 at 12:24 a.m. Courtesy of J. Murray Roberts A submersible conducts a survey on the coral mounds in the Atlantic Ocean off the ... via StarNewsOnline.com

The University of North Carolina at Wilmington is at the center of an international program studying cold-water coral ecosystems in the Atlantic Ocean. via WCNC

“But it was a big step -- to give up your country and your career and everything.”

ime to pirouette.

Three budding ballerinas rise onto the balls of their left feet. Each girl's right leg stretches behind her, toe touching the floor. On cue, the dancers spin. They're shaky, but give them a break. They're maybe 10 years old.

Their right feet haven't done enough to launch the turn.

'Push down,' their teacher says. 'The floor is your friend.'

They try again. Better.

'Good girls,' the teacher responds. 'You can't just say, `I think I'll turn.' You have to do something to make yourself turn.' Read more

“I don't know of any boat in my lifetime that works any better.”

Event to salute old fishing boats Danny Mason pilots the Old Salt into Atlantic Harbor after a day of long-haul fishing. via News Observer

Some call our state's coast the Graveyard of the Atlantic. And while a number of ships have met their end in the waters just off North Carolina, one shipwreck is gaining some fresh attention. via WNCT-TV Greenville

On the heels of a dramatic three-game sweep at Florida Atlantic, North Carolina hosts its first home game at Cary's USA Baseball National Training Complex against preseason top-25 Old Dominion Tuesday at 3:30 ... via Tar Heel Times

Michelle Lee Kinnaird of Hubert and Douglas Carlisle Johnson of Palestine, Texas will exchange wedding vows in April at Coral Bay Beach Club in Atlantic Beach.The bride-to-be is the daughter of Deborah Lee of ... via Jacksonville Daily News

“I had sealed off all the valves that catered to my human needs and desires. For almost six months, I kept the valves to my heart closed”

When Bernie Harberts landed in North Carolina after sailing around the world alone for almost five years, a reporter asked him what was the scariest part of the trip. via The Pilot

Since Gates County was singled out as a proposed outlying landing field site, I spent many hours trying to find information on why the U.S. Navy needs an additional OLF anywhere. via The Daily Advance

Maintenance problems with the Bonner Bridge argue strongly in favor of a new bridge that sidesteps the currents of Oregon Inlet Oregon Inlet and the Bonner Bridge that straddles it are locked in a mighty -- and ... via News Observer

“Veterans were promised this thing last year.”

Veterans in Richmond, Anson and Scotland counties will be able to get medical services in Hamlet by the first quarter of 2008, according to VA officials. via Richmond County Daily Journal

“We have high wind warnings, coastal flood warning”

Wind gusts of nearly 50 mph hit offshore Friday as the storm once known as Hurricane Noel followed a northeastward path in the Atlantic Ocean that was expected to bring the storm parallel to North Carolina's ... via News Observer

“The walls were rattling, but we rode it out pretty well”

Hurricane Noel, the deadliest storm to hit the Atlantic this year, is not expected to gain strength in the next 24 hours as it tracks northward toward the U.S. but it may grow in size, forecasters said Friday. via News Observer

“Now, the pollution is starting up this way.”

Part 1 of 8 Reporters Elizabeth Leland and Bruce Henderson and photographer John Simmons explore the wonders of the river and the threats to its health. First of eight parts

Reporters Elizabeth Leland and Bruce Henderson and photographer John Simmons explore the wonders of the river and the threats to its health. First of eight parts

Elizabeth Leland

BLACK MOUNTAIN -- To understand the Catawba River and why our future depends on it, you must first hike up an old wagon trail through the Blue Ridge Mountains, push past brambles and over fallen limbs, then scramble down a hillside deep within a hollow. Read more

“We are working hard to make sure everything goes well and that every citizen knows a cyclone is coming”

Officials in Haiti feared flash floods would hit impoverished areas of the nation, as Tropical Storm Noel lashed the country with heavy rains this morning. via The Charlotte Observer

“These trips were like going to the moon”

The 75 watercolors are more than 400 years old, but their colors are still mostly vivid and their subjects -- native Americans, fish, birds, flowers and insects -- are still enthralling. via Wilson Daily Times