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In Disney’s ‘Moana,’ the characters navigate using the stars, just like real Polynesian explorers − an astronomer explains how these methods work

If you have visited an island like one of the Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti or Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, you may have noticed how small these land masses appear against the vast Pacific Ocean. If you’re on Hawaii, the nearest island to you is more than 1,000 miles…

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Kristy strengthens into a hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean

Forecasters say Kristy has strengthened into a hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean and is expected to remain away from land as the storm grows more powerful

The Independent UK

Canada Marine Protection Plan Aims To Serve As Global Model

Viewed from above, Canada's newest Marine Protected Area (MPA) is deceptively simple: stretches of blue Pacific Ocean waters and a few patches of green forest.

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'Many more ancient structures waiting to be discovered': Lost chunk of seafloor hidden in Earth's mantle found off Easter Island

Researchers created a seismic map of Earth's interior beneath the southeastern Pacific Ocean and discovered an ancient slab of oceanic crust that appears to be stuck midway through the mantle.

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John rapidly strengthens into a hurricane off southern Mexico's Pacific coast

Hurricane John is ripping toward Mexico’s southern coast after rapidly intensifying over the eastern Pacific Ocean, surprising authorities who called for residents of some coastal areas to head for cover

The Independent UK

Anniversary of French occupation exposes rifts over New Caledonia's future

Long considered a day of mourning by New Caledonia's indigenous population, 24 September is infamous on the Pacific Ocean islands as the date France claimed them in 1853. With unrest flaring once again over the question of self-determination, this year's anniversary is expected to be especially tense.

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Hot 'Salsa:' European satellite burns up in landmark controlled reentry (photo)

The European Space Agency's Salsa satellite safely deorbited on Sunday (Sept. 8) over a hand-picked region of the South Pacific Ocean.

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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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This Piece of Coral In Fiji Is 600 Years Old — What It Reveals About Our Climate’s Future Is Nerve-Wracking

A single coral in Fiji that is more than 600 years old has recorded how Pacific Ocean temperatures have varied during its long life.

Inverse

Gilma becomes a powerful Category 3 hurricane and is forecast to strengthen as it stays at sea

Gilma has strengthened to a powerful Category 3 hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean

The Independent UK

Gilma becomes the 2nd hurricane of the eastern Pacific season and is forecast to stay away from land

Gilma became the second hurricane of this year’s eastern Pacific Ocean season and is forecast to remain away from land

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Tropical Storm Gilma is staying away from land as it strengthens in the eastern Pacific Ocean

Tropical Storm Gilma has strengthened in the eastern Pacific Ocean and is forecast to remain away from land this week

The Independent UK

A 600-year-old coral shows us how the Pacific Ocean has changed since 1370

A single coral in Fiji that is more than 600 years old has recorded how Pacific Ocean temperatures have varied during its long life.

The Conversation

Discovery of 'dark oxygen' from deep-sea metal lumps could trigger rethink of origins of life

In a global first, scientists working in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the North Pacific Ocean have found that metallic nodules on the seafloor produce their own oxygen, dubbed "dark oxygen."

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This Big Sur house is the essence of California cool

Designed by Field Architecture, this Big Sur house sits among rugged nature, offering panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean

The Independent UK

French President Emmanuel Macron flies to New Caledonia amid ongoing unrest

French President Emmanuel Macron is flying to New Caledonia in a bid to find a political solution to the riots that have rocked the French archipelago in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, some 16,000 kilometers from metropolitan France

The Conversation

Sweet sorghum is a hardy, nutritious, biofuel crop that offers solutions in drought-hit southern Africa

The southern African region is battling with drought at present. This is the result of El Niño, a natural climate cycle characterised by changes in Pacific Ocean temperatures. It has effects on global weather patterns, particularly rainfall and temperature.

The Independent UK

Landslide forces closure of iconic Southern California chapel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright's son

A decades-old landslide that’s rapidly accelerating has forced the dismantling of an iconic Southern California chapel known for its glass frame built among soaring redwoods and sweeping Pacific Ocean views

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World's oldest wild bird is 'actively courting' after losing long-term mate

Biologists on Midway Atoll in the North Pacific Ocean have spotted a septuagenarian female Laysan albatross named Wisdom flirting with potential mates months after the end of the nesting season.

WEKU

How a Northwest tribe is escaping a rising ocean

The Quinault Indian Nation in Washington state is gradually moving the village of Taholah away from a rising Pacific Ocean. Other communities in the U.S. may need to take a similar approach.

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Zealandia, a new continent twice the size of India, discovered!

Discover Zealandia, the recently discovered continent submerged beneath the southwest Pacific Ocean. Learn about its geological history and intriguing feat...

The Guardian - UK

Doomed Peregrine moon lander on course for fiery return to Earth

US spacecraft expected to burn up in fireball over south Pacific Ocean after failed lunar mission

The Independent UK

Huge surf pounds beaches on West Coast and in Hawaii with some low-lying coastal areas flooding

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

Investors Business Daily

Isabella Aiona Abbott Unlocked Deep Secrets With Hawaiian Wisdom

Isabella Aiona Abbott became the authority on algae of the Pacific Ocean. But it all started on the beaches of Hawaii as a young girl — helping her mother gather seaweed to cook traditional Hawaiian food.

The Hindu

Cooperation in Indo-Pacific is in interests of India and Vietnam: Jaishankar

India, Vietnam share interests in Indo-Pacific. ASEAN centrality, Quad contribution highlighted. India, Vietnam promote multipolar, rules-based global order. US, India, Japan, Australia form Quad. Indo-Pacific region includes Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, South China Sea. ASEAN dialogue partners incl. India, US, China, Japan, Australia. India, ASEAN ties boosted in trade, investment,…

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