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WEATHER ALERT

11 advisories in effect for 11 regions in the area

PACIFIC OCEAN


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Tropical Storm Andrea, first of Atlantic hurricane season, is quickly weakening

Read full article: Tropical Storm Andrea, first of Atlantic hurricane season, is quickly weakening

The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Andrea is expected to weaken quickly and become a post-tropical low soon.

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Sailing from Oregon to Hawaii after quitting his job turns a man with a cat into social media star

Read full article: Sailing from Oregon to Hawaii after quitting his job turns a man with a cat into social media star

A 29-year-old former tire shop manager who quit his job and cashed in his retirement savings to buy a sailboat has become a social media sensation as he sails from Oregon to Hawaii with his cat, Phoenix.

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Canadian company turns to Trump for permission to mine international waters, bypassing a UN agency

Read full article: Canadian company turns to Trump for permission to mine international waters, bypassing a UN agency

A Canadian company has announced that its U.S. subsidiary has submitted applications to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to mine the seafloor.

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Four space tourists return to Earth after a private flight over the poles

Read full article: Four space tourists return to Earth after a private flight over the poles

Four space tourists are back on Earth after orbiting over the north and south poles.

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Immigration officials say everyone living in the US illegally must register. What does that mean?

Read full article: Immigration officials say everyone living in the US illegally must register. What does that mean?

Immigration officials are saying that anyone living in the U.S. illegally will soon have to register with the federal government, and those who fail to do so could face fines, imprisonment or both.

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The US is freezing and La Nina usually eases warming. Earth just set another heat record anyway

Read full article: The US is freezing and La Nina usually eases warming. Earth just set another heat record anyway

The European climate service Copernicus says the world warmed to yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an abnormally chilly United States, a cooling La Nina and predictions of a slightly less hot year.

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NOAA says La Nina ocean cooling has finally arrived, but it's weak and may cause fewer problems

Read full article: NOAA says La Nina ocean cooling has finally arrived, but it's weak and may cause fewer problems

A long-awaited La Nina has finally appeared, but meteorologists say the periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean waters is weak and unlikely to cause as many weather problems as usual.

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US border arrests drop 17% in November, dousing predictions of post-election surge

Read full article: US border arrests drop 17% in November, dousing predictions of post-election surge

A U.S. official says authorities made about 46,700 arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico in November, down about 17% from October to a new low for Joe Bidenโ€™s presidency.

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Hurricane Kristy strengthens into a Category 4 storm in the Pacific Ocean

Read full article: Hurricane Kristy strengthens into a Category 4 storm in the Pacific Ocean

Forecasters say Hurricane Kristy has strengthened into a Category 4 storm and is expected to remain away from land as it churns in the Pacific Ocean.

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Climate solutions: 2 kinds of ocean energy inch forward off the Oregon coast

Read full article: Climate solutions: 2 kinds of ocean energy inch forward off the Oregon coast

Off the coast of Oregon, the wind blows hard and waves are strong, attracting researchers and businesses interested in developing two kinds of clean electricity: wave energy and floating offshore wind.

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Pacific Northwest tribes are battered by climate change but fight to get money meant to help them

Read full article: Pacific Northwest tribes are battered by climate change but fight to get money meant to help them

A report shows that coastal tribes in the Pacific Northwest experience some of the most severe effects of climate change but face an array of bureaucratic barriers when it comes to accessing government funds meant to help them adapt.

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Money from Washington's landmark climate law will help tribes face rising seas, climate change

Read full article: Money from Washington's landmark climate law will help tribes face rising seas, climate change

Tens of millions of dollars raised by a landmark climate law in Washington state will go to Native American tribes that are at risk from climate change and rising sea levels to help them move to higher ground, install solar panels, buy electric vehicles and restore wetlands.

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Worldโ€™s rarest whale may have washed up on New Zealand beach, possibly shedding clues on species

Read full article: Worldโ€™s rarest whale may have washed up on New Zealand beach, possibly shedding clues on species

Spade-toothed whales are the worldโ€™s rarest, with no live sightings ever recorded.

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For at least a decade Quinault Nation has tried to escape the rising Pacific. Time is running out

Read full article: For at least a decade Quinault Nation has tried to escape the rising Pacific. Time is running out

Quinault Indian Nation, in Washington state, has spent at least a decade working to relocate hundreds of people whose homes are threatened by a rising Pacific Ocean.

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Hawaii officials stress preparedness despite below-normal central Pacific hurricane season outlook

Read full article: Hawaii officials stress preparedness despite below-normal central Pacific hurricane season outlook

Forecasters say this year's hurricane season for waters around Hawaii will likely be โ€œbelow normalโ€ with one to four tropical cyclones across the central Pacific region.

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What's causing the catastrophic rainfall in Kenya?

Read full article: What's causing the catastrophic rainfall in Kenya?

The torrential rains and deadly floods that have hit Kenya since March have been some of the most catastrophic in the country in recent years.

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Morning 4: Great Lakes are seeing fewer frozen days per year -- and more news

Read full article: Morning 4: Great Lakes are seeing fewer frozen days per year -- and more news

Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.

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Huge surf pounds West Coast and Hawaii, flooding some low-lying areas

Read full article: Huge surf pounds West Coast and Hawaii, flooding some low-lying areas

Powerful surf is rolling onto beaches on the West Coast and Hawaii as a big swell generated by the stormy Pacific Ocean pushes toward shorelines.

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New tower at surfing venue in Tahiti spurring more blowback against Paris Olympic organizers

Read full article: New tower at surfing venue in Tahiti spurring more blowback against Paris Olympic organizers

Organizers of the Paris Olympics say work will continue on a new tower for judges and TV cameras at the surfing venue in Tahiti.

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Work to resume at Tahiti's legendary Olympic surfing site after uproar over damage to coral reef

Read full article: Work to resume at Tahiti's legendary Olympic surfing site after uproar over damage to coral reef

Organizers of the Paris Olympics say work will resume this week to prepare the surfing venue in Tahiti after an uproar over damage to a coral reef put efforts on hold.

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3rd release of treated water from Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear plant ends safely, operator says

Read full article: 3rd release of treated water from Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear plant ends safely, operator says

The operator of Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear plant says the release of a third batch of treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean has ended safely as planned.

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A volcanic eruption has created a new island off Japan, but it may not last

Read full article: A volcanic eruption has created a new island off Japan, but it may not last

An undersea volcano's eruption off Japan three weeks ago has provided a rare view of the birth of a tiny new island, but experts say it may not last long.

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Pentagon releases footage of hundreds of 'highly concerning' aircraft intercepts by Chinese planes

Read full article: Pentagon releases footage of hundreds of 'highly concerning' aircraft intercepts by Chinese planes

The Pentagon has released footage of some of the more than 180 intercepts of U.S. warplanes by Chinese aircraft that have occurred in the last two years โ€” more than the total amount over the previous decade and part of a trend U.S. military officials called concerning.

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In the Amazon, millions breathe hazardous air as drought and wildfires spread through the rainforest

Read full article: In the Amazon, millions breathe hazardous air as drought and wildfires spread through the rainforest

Smoke from forest fires covered large swaths of the Brazilian Amazon as the region endures one of the worst droughts on record, with many rivers at historically low levels.

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Lidia dissipates after killing 1 person, injuring 2 near Mexico's Puerto Vallarta resort

Read full article: Lidia dissipates after killing 1 person, injuring 2 near Mexico's Puerto Vallarta resort

Lidia has dissipated after hitting land as a Category 4 hurricane near the resort of Puerta Vallarta, where one person was killed by a falling tree and two others were injured.

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Video provides first clear views of WWII aircraft carriers lost in the pivotal Battle of Midway

Read full article: Video provides first clear views of WWII aircraft carriers lost in the pivotal Battle of Midway

Footage from deep in the Pacific Ocean has given the first detailed look at three World War II aircraft carriers that sank in the pivotal Battle of Midway.

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MLB reschedules 3 Sunday games in California because of the forecast for Hurricane Hilary

Read full article: MLB reschedules 3 Sunday games in California because of the forecast for Hurricane Hilary

Major League Baseball has rescheduled three Sunday games in California because of the forecast for Hurricane Hilary.

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Panama Canal foresees its income falling after shipping limited due to a drought

Read full article: Panama Canal foresees its income falling after shipping limited due to a drought

The managers of the Panama Canal say they expect income from the waterway to drop, after authorities were forced to limit the number of ships passing through each to 32 due to a lack of rainfall.

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Adrift for 3 months, Australian and his dog lived on raw fish until Mexican fishermen rescued him

Read full article: Adrift for 3 months, Australian and his dog lived on raw fish until Mexican fishermen rescued him

An Australian sailor who was rescued by a Mexican tuna boat after being adrift at sea with his dog for three months has stepped foot on dry land for the first time since their ordeal began.

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Ocean tar can leave you in a sticky situation. Here are ways to get out of it

Read full article: Ocean tar can leave you in a sticky situation. Here are ways to get out of it

Has this ever happened to you? If so, you know what Iโ€™m talking about. If not, hereโ€™s some advice on how to best deal with ocean tar.

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La Nina, which worsens hurricanes and drought, is gone

Read full article: La Nina, which worsens hurricanes and drought, is gone

Scientists say the La Nina weather phenomenon that increases Atlantic hurricane activity and worsens western drought is gone after three troublesome years.

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Boeing plans to end production of 'Top Gun' plane in 2025

Read full article: Boeing plans to end production of 'Top Gun' plane in 2025

Boeing says it expects to end production of the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet in late 2025.

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New Zealand police find 3.5 tons of cocaine in Pacific Ocean

Read full article: New Zealand police find 3.5 tons of cocaine in Pacific Ocean

New Zealand police have found more than 3 tons of cocaine floating in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean after it was dropped there by an international drug-smuggling syndicate.

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Qantas plane lands safely after mayday call over Pacific

Read full article: Qantas plane lands safely after mayday call over Pacific

A Qantas flight traveling from New Zealand to Sydney has landed safely after it issued a mayday call following an engine problem over the Pacific Ocean.

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California gets brief lull after damaging 'bomb cyclone'

Read full article: California gets brief lull after damaging 'bomb cyclone'

California weather has calmed but the lull is expected to be brief.

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Wild weather driven by roiling Pacific, nature and warming

Read full article: Wild weather driven by roiling Pacific, nature and warming

In a world getting used to extreme weather, 2023 is starting out more bonkers than ever.

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Showers will be on-and-off Tuesday, rest of the week in Metro Detroit

Read full article: Showers will be on-and-off Tuesday, rest of the week in Metro Detroit

Here is the weather forecast for Metro Detroit.

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What makes a storm: Explaining the difference between hurricanes, typhoons, monsoons, tsunamis

Read full article: What makes a storm: Explaining the difference between hurricanes, typhoons, monsoons, tsunamis

Hurricanes are one of several types of tropical cyclones that occur in oceans and coastal regions. Here's how they differ from other storms.

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Hurricane Orlene hits Mexico's Pacific coast near Mazatlan

Read full article: Hurricane Orlene hits Mexico's Pacific coast near Mazatlan

Hurricane Orlene has made landfall on Mexicoโ€™s Pacific coast near the tourist town of Mazatlan before quickly weakening over land into a tropical depression.

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What makes a storm: Explaining the difference between hurricanes, typhoons, monsoons, tsunamis

Read full article: What makes a storm: Explaining the difference between hurricanes, typhoons, monsoons, tsunamis

Hurricanes -- like the storm currently making landfall in Florida -- are one of several types of tropical cyclones that occur in oceans and coastal regions.

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Storm damages space center in Japan, 130K still lack power

Read full article: Storm damages space center in Japan, 130K still lack power

A tropical storm that dumped heavy rain as it cut across Japan moved into the Pacific after killing two people and leaving thousands of homes without power.

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Bonnie Will Soon Move Offshore Of Nicaragua And Emerge Over The Pacific

Read full article: Bonnie Will Soon Move Offshore Of Nicaragua And Emerge Over The Pacific

At 700 AM CDT (1200 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Bonnie was located near latitude 11.2 North, longitude 85.8 West. Bonnie is moving toward the west near 14 mph (22 km/h), and a continued...

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From dry to deluge, how heavy snow, rain flooded Yellowstone

Read full article: From dry to deluge, how heavy snow, rain flooded Yellowstone

A culmination of unique events led to the recent extensive flooding in the Yellowstone region.

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South America squid left exposed amid surge in China fishing

Read full article: South America squid left exposed amid surge in China fishing

Negotiators from the U.S., China and 13 other governments failed to take action to protect threatened squid stocks on the high seas off South America amid a recent surge in activity by Chinaโ€™s distant water fishing fleet.

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Australiaโ€™s Barrier Reef erupts in color as corals spawn

Read full article: Australiaโ€™s Barrier Reef erupts in color as corals spawn

Australiaโ€™s Great Barrier Reef is spawning in an explosion of color as the World Heritage-listed natural wonder recovers from life-threatening coral bleaching episodes.

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Operator: Impact from release of Fukushima water minimal

Read full article: Operator: Impact from release of Fukushima water minimal

The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant says a data simulation of its planned release of treated radioactive water into the sea suggests it would have an extremely small impact on the environment, marine life and humans.

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UN experts review plans for release of Fukushima plant water

Read full article: UN experts review plans for release of Fukushima plant water

A team from the U.N. nuclear agency has arrived in Japan to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant.

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Pumice pileup from undersea volcano causing damage in Japan

Read full article: Pumice pileup from undersea volcano causing damage in Japan

Massive amounts of volcanic pumice pebbles spewed from an undersea volcano in the Pacific Ocean have been piling up on southern Japanese coasts, damaging ports and fishing boats, and prompting the central government to establish a task force to deal with the unwanted arrivals as a natural disaster, officials said.

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US Navy helicopter, human remains recovered off California

Read full article: US Navy helicopter, human remains recovered off California

The remains of five people and the wreckage of a U.S. Navy helicopter that crashed in the ocean off California have been recovered.

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US Navy helicopter was vibrating before crash that killed 5

Read full article: US Navy helicopter was vibrating before crash that killed 5

A Navy narrative of a fatal helicopter crash off Southern California last week says the aircraft experienced side-to-side vibrations that caused the main rotor to hit the deck of an aircraft carrier while landing.

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US Navy IDs 5 killed in helicopter crash off California

Read full article: US Navy IDs 5 killed in helicopter crash off California

The U.S. Navy has identified five sailors who died when a helicopter crashed in the Pacific Ocean off of Southern California.

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UN team: Unclear if Fukushima cleanup can finish by 2051

Read full article: UN team: Unclear if Fukushima cleanup can finish by 2051

The head of a U.N. team reviewing progress in the cleanup of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant says too little is known about melted fuel inside the damaged reactors, even a decade after the disaster, to be able to tell if its decommissioning can be finished by 2051 as planned.

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Macron: France owes 'debt' to Polynesians over nuclear tests

Read full article: Macron: France owes 'debt' to Polynesians over nuclear tests

President Emmanuel Macron has reasserted Franceโ€™s presence in the Pacific on a visit to French Polynesia aimed in part at countering growing Chinese dominance in the region.

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Warming rivers in US West killing fish, imperiling industry

Read full article: Warming rivers in US West killing fish, imperiling industry

Baby salmon are dying by the thousands in one California river and an entire run of endangered salmon could be wiped out in another.

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Air cargo company that ditched plane off Hawaii is grounded

Read full article: Air cargo company that ditched plane off Hawaii is grounded

The cargo airline whose plane ditched into the ocean off Hawaii this month is being grounded by safety regulators.

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Branson's Virgin Orbit launches 7 satellites from 747 plane

Read full article: Branson's Virgin Orbit launches 7 satellites from 747 plane

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit has delivered satellites from three countries into space.

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US to transfer federal property for Hawaiian home lands

Read full article: US to transfer federal property for Hawaiian home lands

The U.S. is giving Native Hawaiians surplus land as compensation for acres that were meant for homesteading but used instead by the federal government.

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Japan to announce Fukushima water release into sea soon

Read full article: Japan to announce Fukushima water release into sea soon

The Japanese government has decided to dispose of massive amounts of treated but still radioactive water stored in tanks at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant by releasing it into the Pacific Ocean, local media say, a conclusion widely expected but delayed for years amid protests and safety concerns.

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Steep decline in giant sea turtles seen off US West Coast

Read full article: Steep decline in giant sea turtles seen off US West Coast

Leatherback sea turtles have been plying the world's oceans for tens of millions of years, but scientists say a rapid decline in their numbers means they could disappear from U.S. West Coast waters within decades.

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Biden halts border wall building after Trump's final surge

Read full article: Biden halts border wall building after Trump's final surge

Biden on Wednesday ordered a โ€œpauseโ€ on all wall construction within a week, one of 17 executive orders issued on his first day in office, including six dealing with immigration. The full amount under contract would have extended Trumpโ€™s wall to 664 miles (1,069 kilometers). Trump said the border wall would be โ€œvirtually impenetrableโ€ and paid for by Mexico, which never happened. Company spokeswoman Liz Rogers said work at Friendship Park is separate and done by another company. ___This story has been corrected to show that border wall contractor SLSCO Ltd. says another company is doing the work at Friendship Park in San Diego.

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Fake US leg band gets pigeon a reprieve in Australia

Read full article: Fake US leg band gets pigeon a reprieve in Australia

A racing pigeon sits on a rooftop Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Melbourne, Australia, The racing pigeon, first spotted in late Dec. 2020, appears to have made an extraordinary 13,000-kilometer (8,000-mile) Pacific Ocean crossing from the United States to Australia. (Kevin Celli-Bird via AP)CANBERRA โ€“ A pigeon that Australia declared a biosecurity risk has received a reprieve after a U.S. bird organization declared its identifying leg band was fake. But Deone Roberts, sport development manager for the Oklahoma-based American Racing Pigeon Union, said on Friday the band was fake. The band number belongs to a blue bar pigeon in the United States which is not the bird pictured in Australia, she said. Celli-Bird had contacted the American Racing Pigeon Union to find the birdโ€™s owner based on the number on the leg band.

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What La Nia means for Michigan winter

Read full article: What La Nia means for Michigan winter

Youve likely heard the terms El Nio and La Nia, but in case you dont know, heres a quick breakdown of what they are:El Nio and La Nia are the warm and cool phases of a recurring climate pattern across the tropical Pacificthe El Nio-Southern Oscillation, or ENSO for short. El Nio & La Nia (El Nio-Southern Oscillation) (NOAA)The pattern can shift back and forth irregularly every two to seven years, and each phase triggers predictable disruptions of temperature, precipitation, and winds. This year, we could have a La Nia: A cooling of the ocean surface, or below-average sea surface temperatures (SST), in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. During a La Nia winter, the arctic jet moves south and typically brings above-average precipitation to our region. La Nia watch continues.

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Strong quake jolts central Philippines, some damage seen

Read full article: Strong quake jolts central Philippines, some damage seen

In this photo provided by the Philippine Red Cross, a toppled house is seen after a quake struck in Cataingan, Masbate province, central Philippines on Tuesday Aug. 18, 2020. A powerful and shallow earthquake struck a central Philippine region Tuesday, prompting people to dash out of homes and offices but there were no immediate reports of injuries or major damage. (John Mark Lalaguna/Philippine National Red Cross via AP)MANILA A powerful and shallow earthquake struck a central Philippine region Tuesday, prompting people to dash out of homes and offices for safety. Fallen bricks and other scattered damage was apparent in a coastal town near the epicenter, but there were no reports yet of serious injuries. A magnitude 7.7 quake killed nearly 2,000 people in the northern Philippines in 1990.

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3 men rescued from Pacific island after writing SOS in sand

Read full article: 3 men rescued from Pacific island after writing SOS in sand

The men were missing in the Micronesia archipelago east of the Philippines for nearly three days when their "SOS" sign was spotted by searchers on Australian and U.S. aircraft, the Australian defense department said. (Australian Defence Force via AP)WELLINGTON Three men have been rescued from a tiny Pacific island after writing a giant SOS sign in the sand that was spotted from above, authorities say. The men were found about 190 kilometers (118 miles) from where they had set out. The men were found in good condition, and an Australian military helicopter was able to land on the beach and give them food and water. SOS is an internationally recognized distress signal that originates from Morse code.

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US conducts test flight of unarmed Minuteman 3 missile

Read full article: US conducts test flight of unarmed Minuteman 3 missile

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. An unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from California early Tuesday on a test flight to a target in the Pacific Ocean, the Air Force Global Strike Command said. The missile blasted off at 12:21 a.m. from Vandenberg Air Force Base and its three reentry vehicles traveled 4,200 miles (6,759 kilometers) to the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands as part of a developmental test, the command said from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Test launches are essential to sustaining the aging Minuteman 3 nuclear weapon system, Col. Omar Colbert, the 576th Flight Test Squadron commander, said in a statement. The Air Force said test launches are not a reaction to world events. The launch calendars are developed three to five years in advance, and planning for individual launches takes six months to a year.

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Crew makes ocean trip to recover deceased Paralympian's boat

Read full article: Crew makes ocean trip to recover deceased Paralympian's boat

HONOLULU A sailing crew embarked from Honolulu on a mission to locate and recover the boat of Paralympian who died during a solo attempt to row from California to Hawaii. The U.S. Coast Guard located her body June 22, two days after Madsen sent a message saying she planned to enter the water to make a repair. Madsens boat, Row of Life, carried two transmitters that sent a final location Friday before becoming caught in Hurricane Douglas. The crew expects to spend about five days aboard Johnsons sailboat, Blue Moon, before reaching the spot where Madsen's boat is likely to be. One of the primary goals is to recover personal items remaining on Row of Life, including a video diary of the journey.

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Dutch inventor unveils device to scoop plastic out of rivers

Read full article: Dutch inventor unveils device to scoop plastic out of rivers

ROTTERDAM Dutch inventor Boyan Slat is widening his effort to clean up floating plastic from the Pacific Ocean by moving into rivers, too, using a new floating device to catch garbage before it reaches the seas. The 25-year-old university dropout founded The Ocean Cleanup to develop and deploy a system he invented when he was 18 that catches plastic waste floating in the ocean. On Saturday he unveiled the next step in his fight: A floating solar-powered device that he calls the "Interceptor" that scoops plastic out of rivers as it drifts past. Slat's organization has in the past drawn criticism for focusing only on the plastic trash already floating in the world's oceans. Experts say that some 9 million tons (8 million metric tons) of plastic waste, including plastic bottles, bags, toys and other items, flow annually into the ocean from beaches, rivers and creeks.

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Floating device cleans up plastic from ocean

Read full article: Floating device cleans up plastic from ocean

The Ocean Cleanup's System 001/B collects and holds plastic until a ship can collect it. ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - A huge trash-collecting system designed to clean up plastic floating in the Pacific Ocean is finally picking up plastic, its inventor announced Wednesday. "Today, I am very proud to share with you that we are now catching plastics," Ocean Cleanup founder and CEO Boyan Slat said at a news conference in Rotterdam. The Ocean Cleanup system is a U-shaped barrier with a net-like skirt that hangs below the surface of the water. Ocean Cleanup plans to build a fleet of these devices, and predicts it will be able to reduce the size of the patch by half every five years.

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US Coast Guard seizes millions of dollars worth of cocaine

Read full article: US Coast Guard seizes millions of dollars worth of cocaine

Coast Guard officials say they have seized $38.5 million worth of cocaine from suspected drug smugglers in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Distributed by LAKANA. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Oregon

Read full article: 6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Oregon

Google Maps(CNN) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 was recorded Thursday morning in the Pacific Ocean near Oregon, the US Geological Survey reported. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. ET about 175 miles west-northwest of the coastal city of Bandon, the agency reported. The-CNN-Wire & 2019 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company. All rights reserved.

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On Cam: Pilot crashes in Pacific, records own rescue

Read full article: On Cam: Pilot crashes in Pacific, records own rescue

A pilot and his passenger in small plane make an emergency landing in the Pacific Ocean and record their own rescue. Distributed by LAKANA. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Pilot Documents Rescue From the Ocean After Crash: Today on Inside Edition

Read full article: Pilot Documents Rescue From the Ocean After Crash: Today on Inside Edition

After a small plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean, the pilot documented his wait for help while treading water. David Lesh and his fellow passenger were stung by jellyfish as they bobbed in the ocean. There's backlash over Sean Spicer's addition to "Dancing With the Stars" from the show's own co-host, Tom Bergeron. What you can do to keep a dog alive after it's been trapped in a scorching vehicle. For more Inside Edition stories, tune in to today's show.

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Jellyfish Descend on Pilot and Passenger Who Crashed in Ocean

Read full article: Jellyfish Descend on Pilot and Passenger Who Crashed in Ocean

Video shows a plane crashing into the Pacific Ocean Tuesday during an aerial photo shoot involving two aircraft. Miraculously the pilot, David Lesh, and his passenger make it out alive. The couple was adrift in the ocean for about 40 minutes and were being attacked by jellyfish. Above them, Owen Leipelt, the pilot of the other plane, circled, sending out mayday calls to the U.S. Coast Guard. RELATED STORIESAward-Winning TV Anchor Dies in Plane Crash While Covering Story on PilotThis Pilot Survived a Plane Crash, Then Documented What He Did to Survive in the ForestSinger Gabriel Diniz Dies in Plane Crash En Route to Girlfriend's Birthday: Reports

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Erick, Flossie get closer to Hawaii with threats of high surf

Read full article: Erick, Flossie get closer to Hawaii with threats of high surf

Here is a recent longwave infrared satellite image of Erick in the eastern Pacific Ocean between Baja Californina and Hawaii. HONOLULU, Hawaii - Hurricane Erick and Tropical Storm Flossie churned closer to Hawaii on Thursday as forecasters warned of high surf and flooding threats. A high surf warning has been issued for the eastern coast of the Big Island. Flossie remains a tropical storm with sustained winds of 65 mph and little change in strength is forecast over the next 36 hours, Brink said. Rain and high surf are also possibilities with Flossie.

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Erick graduates from tropical storm to hurricane

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Here is a recent longwave infrared satellite image of Erick in the eastern Pacific Ocean between Baja Californina and Hawaii. Erick has grown in strength from a tropical storm to a hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean, according to the National Hurricane Center. Hurricane Erick is the fifth storm to make its way into the eastern Pacific Ocean so far this season. Tropical Storm Flossie is not far behind Erick, building strength further east before it's expected to follow a similar track south of Hawaii. NOAA says it anticipates Flossie will become a hurricane by Tuesday while Hurricane Erick should exit Hawaiian waters by Saturday.

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Coast Guard nabs $350 million in cocaine

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Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(CNN) - The Coast Guard seized 26,000 pounds of cocaine worth $350 million in several operations in the eastern Pacific Ocean, including one involving a high-speed chase at sea with suspected drug smugglers. In one of the hauls, footage released by the Coast Guard showed suspected drug smugglers tossing out containers of cocaine overboard as their boat sped through the water on July 18. "The crewmembers apprehended the suspected smugglers and seized approximately 2,300 pounds of cocaine from the vessel," the Coast Guard said in a statement Friday. The total amount of contraband came from six suspected drug smuggling vessel operations along with the discovery of floating cocaine bales between late June and mid-July, the Coast Guard said. It unloaded all the seized cocaine Friday.

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Marshall Islands a bit more radioactive

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From 1946 to 1958, the US government conducted 67 nuclear tests on several small islands -- called atolls -- in the Marshall Islands. Analyzing soil samples, researchers found concentrations of Am-241, Cs-137, Pu-238, and Pu-239,240 on 11 islands across the four northern atolls. The population of the Marshall Islands is relatively small, with just over 75,000 people living on the chains as of July 2018. It is a combination of islands and atolls, which are usually circular islands ringing a wide lagoon or coral reef. In Rongelap atoll, researchers found that northern Naen island had the highest levels of external gamma radiation of all islands examined in the study -- well above the legal exposure limit agreed between the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the US.

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World War II veteran crosses country on foot for second time

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Over the course of two years and 10 months, over 2,631 miles, he crossed the country on foot, running from California to Georgia. At age 95, the World War II veteran has decided to do it again. He's clocked 175 miles into his second coast-to-coast trek, which he began in March when he left from Georgia's St. Simons Island. He hopes to run 13 miles a week through grueling heat or freezing cold for as long as he can. As he runs, the Navy veteran is raising funds to sail a restored World War II tanker to Normandy for a D-Day anniversary, a feat that he says will cost millions.

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More than 40 tons of trash removed from Pacific barely makes a dent

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The crew from Ocean Voyages Institute collected large fishing nets like this one among the plastic debris. (CNN) - Environmentalists have removed more than 40 tons of plastic from the Pacific Ocean. The group, Ocean Voyages Institute, said the cleanup mission was the "largest and most successful ocean cleanup to date" in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. They also collected fishing gear called "ghost nets," with one weighing 5 tons and another weighing 8 tons. "Ghost nets" are massive nets of nylon or polypropylene that drift and accumulate plastic debris.

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