The Outer Banks is a chain of barrier islands stretching the coast of North Carolina, featuring more than 100 miles of shoreline. The picturesque seaside communities are known for their beach homes propped on high stilts. MORE: California landslide appears to leave 3 multimillion-dollar homes teetering on edge of cliff

Five unoccupied Outer Banks homes collapsed Tuesday morning into the Atlantic Ocean, increasing the tally to 16 that have tumbled this year.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck Monday in open waters in the Atlantic Ocean and was felt throughout the eastern Caribbean, officials said.

The Outer Banks of North Carolina stand guard over a treacherous stretch of ocean known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic, so it’s almost fitting that something supernatural has been crawling out of the surf just ahead of Halloween.

Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica with record-tying 185 mph winds, and its strength defied typical weakening factors.

Melissa is moving over the North Atlantic & has lost tropical characteristics becoming a large post-tropical ocean storm that will only slowly wind down into early next week. Microwave satellite imagery from CIMSS (Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies):

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake has struck in open waters of the Atlantic Ocean and was felt throughout the eastern Caribbean.

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Lorenzo has gotten slightly stronger in the central tropical Atlantic Ocean but still is not threatening land. The U.S.

As they glide through the waters of the Mediterranean Sea, French swimmers Matthieu Witvoet and Chloe Leger Witvoet are putting the finishing touches on two years of rigorous training for a record-breaking relay swim across the Atlantic Ocean,