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Man to Row, Row, Row His Boat Across the Atlantic

The third time could be the charm for a New York City man trying to row across the Atlantic Ocean by himself. Victor Mooney, 45, a college publicist, will paddle west from the Cape Verde islands in February after two previous attempts to cross the Atlantic had to be abandoned. The trip is a mission to raise awareness...

Tropical Storm Igor Path: Hurricane by the Weekend?

(Sept. 8) -- Hurricane Earl may have been somewhat of a bust as far as big storms go (much to the relief of residents of the East Coast), but that doesn't mean storm watchers have a chance to relax: Tropical Storm Igor, the ninth named storm of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, formed in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean at...

Background on cape verde

Cape Verde (, ), officially the Republic of Cape Verde, is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa.

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