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Russia says strategic bombers flew over Pacific, Bering and Okhotsk seas

Russia's defence ministry said on Tuesday that two of its Tu-95MS strategic bombers had conducted a flight of more than 12 hours over the Pacific Ocean, the Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk.

Reuters

Quake strikes in Pacific off Central America, no reports of damage

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean between Central America and the Galapagos Islands on Sunday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there were no initial reports of damage.

Reuters

In 300 million years, the planet's most iconic ocean will be gone — study

For the sake of the study, the research team ran a series of 4-D geodynamic modeling on a supercomputer to simulate how supercontinents form.

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Discovered in the deep: the ‘forest of the weird’

More than a mile beneath the Pacific Ocean, is a seascape of oddly shaped corals and a glass sponge named after ET

The Guardian - UK

Julia leaves Nicaragua and moves toward El Salvador, bringing rain and flooding

Julia is crossing the Pacific Ocean toward El Salvador after leaving torrential rain and floods in Nicaragua and nearby Honduras.

Miami Herald

Is a new continent on the way? Experts warn Pacific Ocean 'closing'

According to scientists, a new supercontinent will be formed named Amasia

Irish Mirror

N. Korea fires missile over Japan territory

Without warning, North Korea launched a ballistic missile on Tuesday morning that flew over Japan and into the Pacific Ocean.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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North Korea fires missile over Japan as prime minister dubs move 'barbaric'

Japanese authorities issued an urgent warning for people to evacuate buildings and take shelter, after the rocket fell into the Pacific Ocean.

Daily Record

North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan prompting evacuations and halting trains

The Japanese government warned citizens to take cover as the missile appeared to have flown over and past its territory before falling into the Pacific Ocean

Evening Standard

North Korea launches first missile over Japan in five years as Tokyo tells citizens to take cover

Japanese defence minister Yasukazu Hamada says he wouldn’t rule ‘counterattack’ options

The Independent UK

North Korea fires a ballistic missile over Japan

North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile on Tuesday that flew over Japan for the first time in five years, the South Korean government said, triggering alerts across Japan.

WEKU

Tasmania is set for a warm spring — but the east could be much wetter than the west

After a mild winter with higher-than-average maximum and minimum temperatures, spring in Tasmania is set to follow the same trend, the Bureau of Meteorology says.

ABC News

World’s newest island appears in Pacific Ocean after eruption of underwater volcano

Nasa says the lifespan of the new island may not be very long

The Independent UK

At U.N., Micronesia denounces Japan plan to release Fukushima water into Pacific

The president of the Pacific island state of Micronesia denounced at the United Nations on Thursday Japan's decision to discharge what he called nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the Pacific Ocean.

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The Conversation

Typhoon Merbok, fueled by unusually warm Pacific Ocean, pounded Alaska's vulnerable coastal communities at a critical time

The powerful remnants of Typhoon Merbok pounded Alaska’s western coast on Sept. 17, 2022, pushing homes off their foundations and tearing apart protective berms as water flooded communities.

Reuters

Russian, Chinese navies conduct joint patrols in the Pacific-Russian defence ministry

The Russian and Chinese navies are conducting joint patrols in the Pacific Ocean, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

Rep. Katie Porter lives in a home she bought on the UC Irvine campus. Now she's facing criticism

LOS ANGELES — The high cost of housing in Orange County created an obstacle for the University of California, Irvine when it sought to recruit talented faculty and administrators. So state university leaders created a nonprofit that built a sprawling suburban development, dubbed University Hills, laced with nature trails, swept…

The New Daily

Bureau of Meteorology confirms La Niña event is under way

The Bureau of Meteorology yesterday confirmed that a La Niña event is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean.

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WEKU

The 'triple-dip La Niña' explained – and how it affects the weather in your area

It's the first time this century that La Niña has returned for three consecutive years, according to the UN's weather agency. The pattern influences weather events worldwide.

The Hindu

When discussing our maritime interest, India should also think about Pacific Ocean: EAM Jaishankar

EAM Jaishankar said China is India's "super neighbour" and there is a lesson to learn from its progress and its impact on India and its interests

The Independent UK

British pilot, 17, seconds from Pacific Ocean disaster during world-record bid

Mack Rutherford. on a stop in England, revealed his brush with disaster on an uninhabited ocean island.

The Conversation

Linguistics locates the beginnings of the Austronesian expansion – with Indigenous seafaring people in eastern Taiwan

The study of Indigenous languages spoken in maritime South-East Asia today has shed new light on the beginnings of the Austronesian expansion. This was the last major migration of people spreading out across the Pacific Ocean and, ultimately, settling Aotearoa.

ABC News

La Niña sea temperatures driving floods in Australia and drought in the United States and Africa

Australia could see more floods and America and Africa may experience ongoing drought for months to come, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The Independent UK

Flooded Pacific Ocean communities want polluters to pay for relocation from ancestral lands

Fiji’s island villagers, who are being forced to find new homes because of rising sea levels, believe that the world’s greatest polluters are not sharing the cost of their relocation

France 24

The strange red lights hovering over the Pacific are fishing boats, not aliens

American pilot Dustin Maggard took a photo on July 16 of strange red lights that he saw while flying over the Pacific Ocean. Since then, lots of people have shared the images on social media or left comments claiming that the lights are either secret military exercises or supernatural phenomena.…

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