In the North Sea, a storm surge occurs when the tide rises at least 1.5 metres above the normal high tide level. However, major damage is usually only expected at much higher water levels.

Sargassum plants are a nuisance on some beaches, but they are a shelter and a feast for a complex and amazing variety of marine life ... of the Sargasso Sea, part of the North Atlantic gyre.

A couple walking along a beach on Walney Island discovered thousands of dead marine life. The pair were walking their dog on Sandy Gap beach on Tuesday (January 28) when they came across what they ...

Recent storms on the North Sea island of Sylt have unearthed parts of an ancient shipwreck, previously buried beneath the sand. The weathered wooden planks, believed to be remnants of a historical ...