Captured from the Queen Mary 2, this image reveals the North Atlantic's raw power a day out from New York. Dark, turbulent waves beneath a stormy sky evoke a sense of awe and respect for nature's might during its journey to Southampton.

with inspiration of Bill Brandt

#clouds #northatlantic#photo #nature #transport #cunard #photography #travel #ricohgr3 #atlantic #queenmary2 #storm #northatlantic #ocean #waves #ship #wave #adventure

Nestled within the embrace of Table Mountain National Park, the Platteklip Gorge Hiking Trail offers an awe-inspiring perspective of Cape Town, South Africa, and the vast expanse of the Atlantic Ocean.

#BuyIntoArt #TableMountainNationalPark #PlatteklipGorge #SouthAfrica #CapeTown #Seascape #hiking #trail #perspective #Atlantic

https://john-twynam.pixels.com/featured/cape-town-south-africa-from-table-mountain-john-twynam.html

This is a short telling of the journey of the Orkney #Vole.
It is the story of how a European species of rodent, the Orkney Vole, travelled from Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands to Orkney over 5,000 years ago, without actually setting foot in Britain.
No convincing explanation for this phenomenon has been researched or provided.
To understand how this was possible,  the formations on the floor of the North Sea must be explained.
At the end of the ice age the North Sea didn't really exist. There was a deep trench along the Norwegian Coast called the Norwegian Channel,  and deep water features along the east coast of England and Scotland.
Between those deep water coastal features was a ridge of land linking the well-known Doggerland in the southern North Sea to the now-removed Land-East-of-Shetland.
There was no direct access from the #Atlantic Oceanic waters through the Dover Strait,   or between Scotland and Orkney,  or between Orkney and Shetland.
Animals, and people, were able to walk from mainland Europe onto Doggerland until 10,000BP when rising seas connected deep water on the English coast with the Norwegian Channel around the south coast of Dogger Bank.
Animals inhabiting Doggerland,  and the Land-East-of-Shetland would have been able to migrate from mainland Europe to Orkney without passing through Britain.
The Orkney Vole was one of those animals that did.

At about 3000BC,  as rising sea-levels surged down the Norwegian Channel,  and through the Dover Strait,  the narrowest region of land separating #Doggerland from Land-East-of-#Shetland collapsed.
This event was followed by the swift removal of loose sands and gravels from the whole of the northern North Sea.
In this process, land bridges joining Scotland to Orkney and Orkney to Shetland were removed.
People who had been nomadic shepherds living in Orkney for summer months were denied access to the place where they had built stone circles, and Cairns.
Some people remained on Orkney,  either by accident or on purpose. They were marooned on the islands and as a result they set about developing the more permanent and weatherproof settlements of Skara Brae and the Ness of Brodgar.
A detailed account, with substantial evidence is in the blog:-
http://orkneyriddler.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-orkney-riddle.html
#Orkney #Neolithic #archaeology #Prehistory #northsea #Orkneyvole

Finally, the Netherlands is seriously looking into the effects of a possible weakening/collapse of the Atlantic Ocean heat circulation. This could mean significantly colder winters for the Netherlands.
https://nos.nl/nieuwsuur/collectie/13871/artikel/2564907-nieuw-klimaatscenario-baart-onderzoekers-zorgen-juist-kouder-nederland
#ClimateChange #amoc #atlantic #extremeweather

Let me feel my dory lift
To the broad #Atlantic combers
Where the tide rip swirls and the wild ducks whirl
And old Neptune calls the numbers

https://www.cshf.ca/let-me-fish-off-cape-st-marys-song-induction/

More than 80% of the world’s #reefs hit by bleaching after worst global event on record
Reefs in at least 82 countries were exposed to enough heat to turn corals white. #CoralReefs are known for their high concentration of biodiversity that supports about a third of all #marine species and a billion people. Record high #ocean temperatures have spread like an #underwater wildfire over corals across the #Pacific, #Atlantic and Indian oceans.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/23/coral-reef-bleaching-worst-global-event-on-record #climatechange #climatecrisis

Linking #Canada with northern #Europe under the ocean could be solution to Baltic cable sabotage.

The audacious plan to build a giant green powerline under the #Atlantic https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/07/analysis/canada-europe-green-powerline-under-atlantic

A busy #hurricane season is expected. Here’s how it will be different from the last
A warm -- yet no longer record-hot -- strip of waters across the #Atlantic #Ocean is forecast to help fuel development of 17 named #tropicalcyclones during the season that runs from June 1 through Nov. 30, according to Colorado State University researchers. Of those tropical cyclones, nine are forecast to become #hurricanes, with four of those expected to reach "major" hurricane strength.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/meteorology/a-busy-hurricane-season-is-expected-here-s-how-it-will-be-different-from-the-last/ar-AA1Cevu8

"Dizzy" is a song originally #recorded by #TommyRoe that became an international #hitSingle in 1969. Instrumental backing was provided by the #LosAngeles session musicians known as the #WreckingCrew. Cowritten by Roe and #FreddyWeller, "Dizzy" was a major hit on both sides of the #Atlantic, reaching number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in March 1969, number one for one week on the #UKSinglesChart in June 1969 and number one in Canada in March 1969.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbdtQ99yIUo

Trying to save the #atlantic whitefish. A good read.

#Science #Biology #novascotia #dalhousie #research

https://thenarwhal.ca/atlantic-whitefish-dalhousie-research/

Serene view of the World War II Memorial fountain at sunset, highlighting the Atlantic arch and tranquil reflections in Washington D.C.

#BuyIntoArt #WorldWarII #WashingtonDC #Sunset #USA #CapitalCity #WWIIMemorial #Remembrance #Memorial #Atlantic

https://john-twynam.pixels.com/featured/serene-world-war-ii-memorial-fountain-john-twynam.html

Owner of The Atlantic does not kiss Trump's ring
https://www.thewrap.com/laurene-powell-jobs-atlantic-praise-signalgate/
#TheAtlantic #Atlantic #signalgate #signal

In the wake of the Atlantic report this week, worldwide Signal downloads were up 28% from the daily average over the last 30 days. In the U.S., downloads were up 45% on Monday, and in Yemen, they were up by 42%. Read more at @tech. #Signal #SocialMedia #AppStore #Atlantic #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/KMyRTO