the Atlantic Coast

A rescue team on Saturday released from a barge in the North Sea a humpback whale that had been stranded in shallow waters near Germany since March, witnesses said. Nicknamed “Timmy” by German media, the whale was spotted swimming near Germany’s Baltic Sea coast on March 3, far from its natural habitat in the Atlantic Ocean. The mammal’s health deteriorated as it became repeatedly stranded in shallow waters near the coastal city of Wismar, and unsuccessful efforts to coax it towards deeper seas...

A deadly bacteria is creeping up the Atlantic Coast. Should you be worried? Across the Eastern Seaboard, local and federal health officials have been reporting “unusual increases” in the prevalence of a potentially deadly bacteria — spikes in infections that correspond to extreme weather events like hurricanes and marine heatwaves.