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‘Flourishing’ ecosystem discovered 30,000 feet below the Pacific Ocean
A team of researchers discovered a “flourishing” ecosystem of clams, tube worms and other creatures over 30,000 feet below ...
A surprising 'outbreak' of tropical cyclones prowl the Pacific. What now?
The Central Pacific Hurricane Basin has seen a surprising uptick in storms in late July from both major Hurricane Iona and ...
Newly formed Tropical Storm Gil joins crowded Pacific Ocean as Iona passes well south of Hawaii
The Pacific Ocean is filled with tropical activity as forecasters track Tropical Storm Iona in the Central Pacific, newly formed Tropical Storm Gil in the Eastern Pacific and a few other disturbances ...
Maps: Tracking a Tsunami in the Pacific Ocean
Alerts for a potential tsunami were issued for coastlines in North America, Hawaii, Russia and Japan after a powerful ...
Scientists have found weird animals at the bottom of the ocean that challenge our understanding of life
Strange animals found at the bottom of the ocean challenge our current understanding of life, scientists have said.
Underwater voyage finds sea creatures thriving in the deepest parts of the ocean
Researchers traveling along the Kuril–Kamchatka and Aleutian trenches in the northwest Pacific Ocean used a manned ...
Tropical Storm Keli forms and is second cyclone now in central Pacific Ocean
A hurricane in the central Pacific Ocean has rapidly developed but is not expected to cause major issues for Hawaii.
Pacific tsunami: modern early warning systems prevent the catastrophic death tolls of the past
An early warning system for the Pacific Ocean, based in Hawaii, was created in 1948 following a deadly tsunami two years ...
Iona becomes first hurricane in central Pacific Ocean this year
Hurricane Iona was expected to move westward for the next couple of days and stay far south of the Hawaiian Islands, ...