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Greenhouse gases are changing air flow over the Pacific Ocean – raising Australia's risks of extreme weather

After a rare three-year La Niña event brought heavy rain and flooding to eastern Australia in 2020-22, we’re now bracing for the heat and drought of El Niño at the opposite end of the spectrum.

The Conversation

The Fukushima nuclear plant will start releasing treated wastewater. Here's what you need to know.

Japanese officials plan to start discharging treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday

The Independent UK

Coral Reefs May Not Be As Vulnerable To Climate Change As Previously Thought

Reefs in one part of the Pacific Ocean have likely adjusted to higher ocean temperatures.

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Events at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster

Japanese officials plan to start releasing treated but still slightly radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean as early as Thursday, 12 years after a massive earthquake and tsunami caused the meltdowns of three of its reactors and the continuing leakage of cooling…

The Independent UK

Japan’s Fukushima water release plan fuels fear despite IAEA backing

Japan plans to release more than 1 million metric tonnes of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean by the end of August. After years of debate, and despite a green light from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the plan continues to stoke fears…

France 24

Satellites watch powerful Hurricane Hilary swirl above the Pacific Ocean (video)

Satellites watched as an innocent-looking tropical depression exploded into the powerful Hurricane Hilary in just two days off the Pacific Coast of Central America.

Space

Hurricane Hilary to dump heavy rain on Mexico, southwest US

The hurricane is expected to strengthen rapidly as it travels through the Pacific Ocean, meteorologists warn.

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James Harden Hints at Possible Future Move to China

Harden is feeling the love during his trip across the Pacific Ocean.

Sports Illustrated

‘Cold tongue’: what the Pacific Ocean cool patch mystery says about climate change

A thin stretch of the eastern Pacific Ocean has been getting colder for the past 30 years, defying the broad global trend and baffling scientists.

The Week

Australian sailor says emotional goodbye to dog Bella after spending three months adrift in the Pacific Ocean

Tim Shaddock described his dog Bella as ‘a lot braver’ after they endured months together in the Pacific Ocean

The Independent UK

Australian sailor says emotional goodbye to dog Bella after spending three months adrift in the Pacific Ocean

Tim Shaddock described his dog Bella as ‘a lot braver’ after they endured months together in the Pacific Ocean

The Independent UK

Australian sailor says emotional goodbye to dog Bella after spending three months adrift in the Pacific Ocean

Tim Shaddock described his dog Bella as ‘a lot braver’ after they endured months together in the Pacific Ocean

The Independent UK

Australian sailor says emotional goodbye to dog Bella after spending three months adrift in the Pacific Ocean

Tim Shaddock described his dog Bella as ‘a lot braver’ after they endured months together in the Pacific Ocean

The Independent UK

Australian sailor says emotional goodbye to stray dog after spending three months adrift in the Pacific Ocean

Tim Shaddock described his dog Bella as ‘a lot braver’ after they endured months together in the Pacific Ocean

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Australian sailor in emotional goodbye after floating three months lost at sea with a stray dog

Tim Shaddock described his dog Bella as ‘a lot braver’ after they endured months together in the Pacific Ocean

Los Angeles Times

A man and his dog are rescued after being lost at sea for three months

An Australian man and his dog were rescued after being lost in the Pacific Ocean for months, according to Australian media reports.

The Guardian - AU

Stranded Australian sailor and dog rescued following months surviving on raw fish and rainwater

Tim Shaddock, 51, and pet, Bella, were found floating in the Pacific Ocean after his catamaran was damaged in a storm

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An Aussie Man & His Dog Have Been Rescued After 2 Months Of Being Stranded In The Pacific Ocean

They survived off just raw fish and rainwater.

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The Conversation

What this year's El Niño means for wheat and global food supply

The World Meteorological Organization has declared the onset of the first El Niño event in seven years. It estimates 90% probability the climatic phenomenon, involving an unusual warming of the Pacific Ocean, will develop through 2023, and be of moderate strength.

Space

What are El Niño and La Niña and how do they affect Earth's weather?

El Niño and La Niña significantly impact Earth's weather patterns. We explore the events in more detail here and take a look at how they impact Earth's weather.

The Conversation

Removing dams from the Klamath River is a step toward justice for Native Americans in Northern California

The Klamath River runs over 250 miles (400 kilometers) from southern Oregon to the Pacific Ocean in Northern California. It flows through the steep, rugged Klamath Mountains, past slopes of redwood, fir, tanoak and madrone, and along pebbled beaches where willows shade the river’s edge. Closer to its mouth at…

The Hindu

Physicist who found spherical meteor fragments claims they may come from an alien spaceship

A physicist from Harvard University has recovered 50 spherical iron fragments from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean that he claims may be material from an interstellar alien spaceship

LiveScience

'Anomalous' metal spheres unlikely to be alien technology, despite Harvard scientist's claim

A prominent extraterrestrial-hunting scientist thinks that more than 50 tiny, metal spheres pulled from the Pacific Ocean might be the work of intelligent aliens. Others are skeptical.

The Conversation

Physicist who found spherical meteor fragments claims they may come from an alien spaceship – here's what to make of it

Avi Loeb, a physicist from Harvard University in the US, has recovered 50 tiny spherical iron fragments from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean that he claims may be material from an interstellar alien spaceship.

France 24

South Koreal endorses Fukushima wastewater release, China to ban Japan food imports

South Korea’s government on Friday formally endorsed the safety of Japanese plans to release treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean as it tried to calm people’s fears about food contamination.

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