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Scottish brothers set new rowing world record after 9000-mile journey

A TRIO of Scottish brothers has set a new world record after completing the fastest human-powered crossing of the Pacific Ocean ...

The National (Scotland)

Exhausted Scottish Brothers Back On Shore After Record Pacific Row

Three Scottish brothers stepped ashore in Australia Saturday after claiming a new record for rowing non-stop and unsupported across the Pacific Ocean, "over the moon" to be back on dry land.

International Business Times

Tropical Storm Juliette forms in the Pacific as Fernand churns over open waters in the Atlantic

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Juliette has formed in the Pacific Ocean hundreds of miles from Mexico’s Baja California peninsula as Tropical Storm Fernand churns in the Atlantic Ocean

The Independent UK

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Tropical Storm Erin forms in the Atlantic and Hurricane Henriette strengthens in the Pacific

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Erin has formed in the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean as Hurricane Henriette is strengthening in the Pacific Ocean

The Independent UK

Commercial fishing in a vast Pacific nature area is halted after a judge blocks a Trump order

Commercial fishing that recently resumed in a vast protected area of the Pacific Ocean must halt once again after a judge in Hawaii sided with environmentalists challenging a Trump administration rollback of federal ocean protections

The Independent UK

Blue whales have gone silent. Why that has scientists worried about Earth’s biggest animals ... and the ocean

A dense pool of warm water dubbed ‘The Blob’ drove unprecedented temperature increases in the Pacific Ocean, affecting the blue whale’s primary food source

The Independent UK

Pacific algae invade Algerian beaches, pushing humans and fish away

At a beach near Algiers, brown algae native to the Pacific Ocean cover the golden sand, posing a threat to ecosystems native to the area and their stench repelling swimmers at the peak of summer.

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Why some underwater earthquakes cause tsunamis – and others, just little ripples

After a massive earthquake off the coast of Kamchatka, a peninsula in the far east of Russia, on July 30 2025, the world watched as the resultant tsunami spread from the epicentre and across the Pacific Ocean at the speed of a jet plane.

The Conversation

Hawaii governor urges residents to stay home as Tsunami warning issued

Hawaii governor Josh Green has declared a state of emergency as a tsunami warning was issued following a powerful undersea earthquake in the Pacific Ocean.

The Independent UK

Native American teens take long-awaited kayak trip to celebrate return of salmon to dam-freed river

Four dams were dynamited and removed between 2023 to 2024, freeing hundreds of miles of the Klamath.

Euronews

Private spaceflight for astronauts from Poland and Hungary ends with Pacific splashdown

The last time Poland, Hungary and India put anyone in space was during the late 1970s and 1980s, launching with the Soviets.

Euronews

Lockheed Revives Plans For Pacific Deep Sea Mining

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) is re-entering deep-sea mining and talking to potential partners about activating two exploration zones it holds in the lucrative Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the Pacific Ocean.

Benzinga

China Downplayed Nuclear-capable Missile Test: Classified NZ Govt Papers

China tried to mislead foreign governments in 2024 by playing down the importance of a nuclear-capable missile test over the Pacific Ocean, New Zealand diplomats privately warned in documents obtained by AFP. Beijing sent shivers through the South Pacific in September 2024, when its elite Rocket Force fired a dummy…

International Business Times

Tropical storm expected to become hurricane before hitting Pacific coast

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Tropical Storm in the Pacific is expected to become a hurricane

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Erick has formed in the Pacific Ocean near southern Mexico

LiveScience

Why is the Pacific Ocean so big?

Look at any world map and you'll see that the Pacific is the largest ocean. But how did it get so big?

PetsRadar

Cat dad who quit his job to sail the Pacific Ocean has arrived in Hawaii: ‘Dear Corporate America, I won’

A documentary could be in the pipeline too

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29-year-old manager quits job to go sailing across the Pacific Ocean with his cat because ‘the world kind of sucks’

He’s on his way from Oregon to Hawaii and then to French Polynesia

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The Independent UK

6.3 magnitude earthquake in the Pacific Ocean rattles Ecuador

A strong 6.3 earthquake off Ecuador’s Pacific coast has shaken the northern part of the country Friday, with some initial reports of some damages to houses

The National (Scotland)

'Desperate to get going': Brothers to begin Pacific rowing record-breaking bid

THREE Scottish brothers aiming to become the fastest people to row across the Pacific Ocean are preparing to embark on their four-month, 9000-mile…

Space

Fram2 astronaut mission's West Coast splashdown opens new era for SpaceX

SpaceX's Fram2 astronaut mission returned to Earth in the Pacific Ocean on Friday (April 4), marking a first for the spaceflight company.

LiveScience

Giant, near-perfect cloud ring appears in the middle of the Pacific Ocean — Earth from space

A 2014 satellite image captured a rare glimpse of a massive, eerily circular ring of clouds that formed slap-bang in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

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.

The Conversation

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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