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5,000 new species discovered in the Pacific Ocean

Scientists have discovered more than 5,000 previously unknown species living at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. The creatures, which were spotted by remote-controlled vehicles sent down to the ocean floor, include worms, octopuses, corals and “gummy squirrels” – neon-coloured sea cucumbers with large tails that roam the seabed like…

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Air France flight turns back to Osaka after malfunction -Kyodo

An Air France KLM SA passenger plane flying from Osaka in western Japan to French capital Paris turned back on Sunday after weather radar and speed meters malfunctioned while flying over the Pacific Ocean, Kyodo news agency reported.

Reuters

Japan needs to release 1 million tonnes of water from its stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean

Operators of the Fukushima nuclear power plant are set to release treated wastewater into the ocean. But already Japanese authorities are facing a barrage of criticism from fishermen.

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Super Typhoon Mawar swirls menacingly near Guam in satellite views (video)

Satellites watched as the powerful Super Typhoon Mawar made its way across the Pacific Ocean toward the U.S. island territory of Guam on May 24.

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Japan says scrambled jets to Russian aircraft over Pacific Ocean, Sea of Japan

Japan scrambled jet fighters after spotting Russian military planes over the Pacific Ocean and Sea of Japan on Thursday, the defence ministry said.

Reuters

New Caledonia lifts tsunami warning triggered by Pacific Ocean earthquake

New Caledonia has lifted a tsunami warning triggered after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Friday in the Pacific Ocean southwest of the island.

France 24

We found long-banned pollutants in the very deepest part of the ocean

I was part of a team that recently discovered human-made pollutants in one of the deepest and most remote places on Earth – the Atacama Trench, which goes down to a depth of 8,000 meters in the Pacific Ocean. The presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in such a remote location…

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A cruise ship passenger is missing after going overboard in the Pacific Ocean

The passenger, a man from Australia, has been missing since Tuesday night. An air crew will resume their search at first light Thursday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

WEKU

This summer, head to La Paz, Mexico's unsung seaside destination

Most travelers likely have heard of Los Cabos, a celebrated Mexican tourist spot that sits on the southern tip of Baja California, the linear peninsula that’s bounded by the Pacific Ocean on one side and the Sea of Cortez (a.k.a. the Gulf of California) on the other.

Tribune News Service

After days at sea with the Cook Islands PM, here’s what I learned

Will plans to mine the Pacific Ocean for metals needed in the green energy transition put our oceans at risk?

Al Jazeera

This floating ocean garbage is home to a surprising amount of life from the coasts

A study of plastic trash hauled out of the Pacific Ocean found that most of it had been colonized by coastal life that was thriving right next to species that normally live in the open sea.

WEKU

Russia to fly nuclear bombers to middle of Pacific Ocean as it flexes military muscles

Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu said that strategic missile carriers will fly to the middle of the Pacific Ocean to imitate strikes on ship groups of a mock enemy

Daily Mirror

How Fukushima wastewater will disrupt seafood trade

Public opinion will dictate how Japanese seafood is received after the wastewater is disposed of into the Pacific Ocean.

360info

El Niño forecasting a hard task during unpredictable autumn, climate scientists say

It looks like an El Niño may develop this winter or spring, but one unexpected weather system could stop it in its tracks.

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California salmon fishing slated to shut down this year due to low stock

Federal researchers expect a near-record-low stock of Chinook salmon, one of the largest and most highly prized fish in the Pacific Ocean.

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Michelle Lee the first woman to row the Pacific Ocean solo, unassisted, after 237 days at sea

Rowing through cyclones and trailed by sharks, this woman has just completed one of the world’s greatest marine journeys alone by crossing the Pacific Ocean unassisted and without stopping in 237 days.

The New Daily

Solo rower reaches Aust after eight months in Pacific

Solo rower Michelle Lee set to arrive in Cairns after rowing for almost eight months across the Pacific Ocean.

The Guardian - AU

Five hurricanes and 240 days later: Australian woman rows 14,000km solo across the Pacific

Michelle Lee, a 50-year-old massage therapist, reached the Queensland coast on Wednesday after leaving Mexico on 8 August

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US lawsuit seeks to protect habitat of endangered corals

An environmental organization is suing the U.S. government and accusing it of failing to protect 12 endangered coral species across the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean that have been decimated by warming waters, pollution and overfishing

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia to Complete Infrastructure for Poseidon Torpedo Carriers in 2024

Russia plans to complete in early 2024 the construction of its coastal infrastructure in the Pacific Ocean for basing nuclear submarines that will carry the Poseidon nuclear capable super torpedoes, TASS news agency reported on Monday. Russia said in January that it had produced the first set of the Poseidon…

Reuters

Russia to complete infrastructure for Poseidon torpedo carriers in 2024 - TASS

Zenger

Intense Pacific Storm To Hammer Southern, Central California

California has been hit by the most recent significant storm in a string from the Pacific Ocean as of Monday night.

Tribune News Service

Wilder Ranch: World-class recreation, epic vistas in the Bay Area’s coastal playground

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Where Chinquapin Trail meets Eucalyptus Loop in Wilder Ranch State Park, gorgeous meadows roll down toward the Pacific Ocean and a skeleton grove of long-dead trees beloved by woodpeckers rises above one of California’s best picnic spots — complete with wooden tables.

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Photos: Bandon Dunes building new par-3 course on stunning dunes alongside Pacific Ocean

Bandon Dunes Golf Resort has broken ground on a new par-3 course on incredible terrain between Bandon Trails and the Pacific Ocean.

Los Angeles Times

Sea Dragon ride on Santa Monica Pier swings into retirement

LOS ANGELES — For nearly 27 years, the green Sea Dragon ride swung back and forth on the Santa Monica Pier, but on March 2, the 6,000-pound two-headed metal beast took its last ride 250 feet over the Pacific Ocean.

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