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Triple amputee begins world-first solo and unsupported sail across Pacific

Army veteran Craig Wood set sail from Mexico to begin his 80-day challenge sailing solo across the Pacific Ocean.

Evening Standard

Solo rower who spent three days ‘fighting for life’ in Cyclone Alfred reunited with wife

A solo rower who was caught in Cyclone Alfred, which had winds of up to 100km/h, while attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean from California to Australia has been reunited with his wife.

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Supreme Court sides with San Francisco, requiring EPA to set specific targets in water pollution permits

The U.S. Supreme Court has limited how flexible the Environmental Protection Agency and states can be in regulating water pollution under the Clean Water Act in a ruling issued March 4, 2025. However, the justices kept the decision relatively narrow.

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Pacific Ocean solo rower rescued from 100kmph Cyclone Alfred days before completing feat

A solo rower attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean from California to Australia was rescued by a warship after getting caught in a tropical cyclone with winds of up to 100km/h.

The Independent UK

Cyclone Alfred wrecks man’s bid to row across Pacific Ocean after rowing over 10,000km

Rower had set out to cross the Pacific Ocean without stopping

The Independent UK

Australian navy rescues adventurer who hit a cyclone while rowing across the Pacific Ocean

An Australian warship has rescued a Lithuanian solo rower who ran into a tropical cyclone while attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean from California

The Independent UK

Sun unleashes powerful X-class solar flare, triggers radio blackouts across Pacific Ocean (video)

A strong X-class solar flare erupted from the sun on Sunday, Feb. 23, creating radio blackouts across parts of the Pacific Ocean.

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Earth from space: A mysterious 'black hole' in Pacific Ocean that sparked wild rumors online

This Google Maps image captured in 2021 revealed a mysterious, triangular dark patch in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, sparking bizarre rumors about its origin. However, it turned out to be a small island with incredibly dense tree coverage.

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An unexpected anomaly was found in the Pacific Ocean – and it could be a global time marker

Earth must have experienced something exceptional 10 million years ago. Our study of rock samples from the floor of the Pacific Ocean has found a strange increase in the radioactive isotope beryllium-10 during that time.

The Conversation

Broadcast Roasts Tom Kim for Slow Play That Led to Water Ball at Pebble Beach

Tom Kim caught grief for taking over a minute to hit an approach shot that ended up in the Pacific Ocean.

Sports Illustrated

‘Digital doppelgangers’ are helping scientists tackle everyday problems – and showing what makes us human

As rising seas lap at its shore, Tuvalu faces an existential threat. In an effort to preserve the tiny island nation in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, its government has been building a “digital twin” of the entire country.

The Conversation

WATCH: Firefighter Plane Scoops Water Out of Pacific Ocean to Fight LA Wildfires

Desperate California firefighters are using water from the Pacific Ocean to extinguish the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles County.

Latin Times

How tiny hoverflies migrate thousands of miles

Name an animal that migrates. You might think of the long migrations of humpback whales crossing the Pacific Ocean or flocks of geese flying noisily overhead. But, did you know that huge numbers of insects make ultra-long migrations of thousands of miles almost completely unseen?

The Conversation

Tens of thousands evacuated as Philippines braces for powerful typhoon

Dozens of flights in the eastern Visayas region facing the Pacific Ocean cancelled for the weekend

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Hurricane Kristy strengthens into a Category 5 storm in the Pacific Ocean

Hurricane Kristy has strengthened into a Category 5 storm

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Hurricane Kristy strengthens into a Category 2 storm in the Pacific Ocean

Forecasters say Hurricane Kristy has strengthened into a Category 2 storm in the Pacific Ocean and is expected to remain away from land as it quickly grows more powerful

The Conversation

San Francisco is suing the EPA over how specific water pollution permits should be

The U.S. Supreme Court will test how flexible the EPA and states can be in regulating water pollution under the Clean Water Act when it hears oral argument in City and County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency on Oct. 16, 2024. This case asks the court to decide…

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Annular solar eclipse 2024 wows skywatchers with 'ring of fire' over Easter Island & South America (videos, photos)

On Wednesday (Oct. 2), an annular eclipse swept over the Pacific Ocean, Chile, and Argentina, wowing skywatchers who were on hand to catch the "ring of fire" in all of its glory.

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China Successfully Tests ICBM In Pacific Ocean

China's recent successful ICBM test in the Pacific Ocean showcases its nuclear capabilities and modernization efforts, amid tensions with the US and joint ...

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China test-fires an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean

China has test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean

Evening Standard

Scientists discover new 'ghost shark' species in New Zealand waters

Australasian Narrow-nosed Spookfish live in the deep waters of the Pacific Ocean

International Business Times

Old Satellite To Burn Up Over Pacific In 'Targeted' Re-entry First

After 24 years diligently studying Earth's magnetic field, a satellite will mostly burn up over the Pacific Ocean on Sunday during a "targeted" re-entry into the atmosphere, in a first for the European Space Agency as it seeks to reduce space debris.

LiveScience

White Shark Café: The mysterious meeting spot for great whites in the middle of the Pacific Ocean

Every winter and spring, great white sharks that usually dwell off the coast of California gather in a remote section of ocean the size of Colorado — and scientists are slowly piecing together why.

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