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Fragment of lost tectonic plate discovered where San Andreas and Cascadia faults meet

A hidden chunk of an ancient tectonic plate is stuck to the Pacific Ocean floor and sliding under North America, complicating earthquake risk at the Cascadia subduction zone.

LiveScience

US military kills six people in strikes on alleged drug boats, says Hegseth

Six people were killed in two new strikes on alleged drug boats in the Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday, November 10.

The Independent UK

Tropical Storm Sonia churns in the Pacific Ocean and isn't threatening land

Tropical Storm Sonia is churning in the Pacific Ocean and isn’t threatening land

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US Says Two Dead In Strike On Alleged Drug-smuggling Boat In Pacific

A new US strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat killed two people, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday, announcing Washington's first such attack on a vessel in the Pacific Ocean.

International Business Times

NASA will say goodbye to the International Space Station in 2030 − and welcome in the age of commercial space stations

In 2030, the International Space Station will be deorbited: driven into a remote area of the Pacific Ocean.

Space

Tropical Storm Priscilla strengthens in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico

Tropical Storm Priscilla is strenthening slowly in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico

The Independent UK

Tropical Storm Priscilla forms in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico

Tropical Storm Priscilla has formed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico

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Tropical Storm Octave forms at sea in the Pacific Ocean, forecasters say

A new tropical storm has formed in the Pacific Ocean far from land

The Independent UK

The three Scottish brothers who set a world record for fastest Pacific row — in 139 days

Jamie, Ewan, and Lachlan Maclean on Saturday completed the journey, arriving in Cairns, Australia, after rowing over 14,000 kilometres nonstop from Peru, becoming the first team to achieve the full crossing from South America to Australia.

Euronews

Mark Wahlberg video calls MacLean Brothers as they finish record breaking row

Mark Wahlberg called brothers Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan MacLean as the pulled into Cairns harbour to congratulate them on finishing their record breaking row across the Pacific Ocean.

The Independent UK

Scottish brothers set new world record for Pacific Row

Three brothers from Edinburgh have set a new world record for the fastest non-stop, unsupported row across the Pacific Ocean.

The Independent UK

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

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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

Radio France Internationale

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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The Conversation

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 Independent UK

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.

Euronews

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.

Benzinga

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.

International Business Times

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…

The Independent UK

Tropical storm expected to become hurricane before hitting Pacific coast

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