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#el-nino
fromFuturism
3 days ago
OMG science

Scientists Detect Huge Structure Under Ocean Fueling the Deadly Upcoming El Nino

fromThe Washington Post
2 months ago
Environment

Will there be a super El Nino later this year? Here's what that would mean.

A strong or super El Niño event expected later this year could rival historical records and significantly impact global weather patterns, potentially pushing temperatures to record levels by 2027.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 months ago
Environment

Will El Nino return in 2026? Here's what we know so far

UN forecasters predict El Niño could return in 2026 with a 40-60 percent probability, though predictions remain preliminary and subject to change.
OMG science
fromFuturism
3 days ago

Scientists Detect Huge Structure Under Ocean Fueling the Deadly Upcoming El Nino

A strong Kelvin wave is driving this year’s El Niño by pushing unusually warm Pacific water eastward, raising fears of one of the worst warming events on record.
Environment
fromFast Company
1 week ago

An alarming weather pattern is emerging. NOAA doesn't know what to make of it yet

El Niño is likely to develop soon with high odds of persisting into early 2027, potentially enabling very strong conditions later.
Environment
fromMail Online
2 months ago

Brace for a SUPER El Nino that could push temperatures to record highs

A 62% probability exists for El Niño development between June and August 2024, with 15% chance of a super El Niño by November, potentially pushing 2027 global temperatures to record highs.
Environment
fromThe Washington Post
2 months ago

Will there be a super El Nino later this year? Here's what that would mean.

A strong or super El Niño event expected later this year could rival historical records and significantly impact global weather patterns, potentially pushing temperatures to record levels by 2027.
#us-military
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago
World news

US military says it killed four more people in a boat strike in the eastern Pacific

The US military conducted lethal boat strikes in the Pacific, killing at least 174 people since September, amid allegations of extrajudicial killings.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago
World news

US military kills two men in new strike on vessel in eastern Pacific

US military strikes in the Pacific and Caribbean have resulted in at least 170 deaths since September, targeting vessels linked to drug trafficking.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

US military says it killed four more people in a boat strike in the eastern Pacific

The US military conducted lethal boat strikes in the Pacific, killing at least 174 people since September, amid allegations of extrajudicial killings.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

US military kills two men in new strike on vessel in eastern Pacific

US military strikes in the Pacific and Caribbean have resulted in at least 170 deaths since September, targeting vessels linked to drug trafficking.
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Artemis II astronauts set to splash down back on Earth

The Artemis II mission is set to end with a water landing in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of San Diego in southern California.
Science
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
6 months ago

Trump administration proposes oil lease sales off the Pacific Coast

Pacific, Alaska, and Gulf waters will be opened for up to 34 offshore oil and gas lease sales across 1.27 billion acres through 2031.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Marine heatwave over Pacific Ocean could lead to flooding in north-west

A severe Pacific marine heatwave ('blob') raised ocean temperatures, increasing storm, flood, and ecosystem impacts and likely persisted into coming months.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
7 months ago

US conducts eighth strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Pacific

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the strike on social media Wednesday, saying it took place a day prior. Yesterday, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel being operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization and conducting narco-trafficking in the Eastern Pacific, Hegseth wrote. There were two narco-terrorists aboard the vessel during the strike, which was conducted in international waters. Both terrorists were killed.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
9 months ago

Rising La Nina odds point to more hurricanes in the Atlantic

Forecasters at the US Climate Prediction Center have issued a La Nina watch, indicating the Pacific Ocean surface will likely cool, heightening Atlantic storm risks.
Environment
#earthquake
California
fromsfist.com
9 months ago

Three Dead After Twin Engine Plane Crashes Near Point Pinos Lighthouse Off Monterey Coast

A twin-engine plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean off Point Pinos, killing all three aboard and prompting an investigation.
fromArs Technica
10 months ago

Southwestern drought likely to continue through 2100, research finds

"If the sea surface temperature patterns in the North Pacific were just the result of processes related to stochastic [random] variability in the past decade or two, we would have just been extremely unlucky, like a really bad roll of the dice."
Environment
Miami Marlins
fromMail Online
11 months ago

First hurricane of 2025 set to form life-threatening rip currents

Hurricane Barbara is the first hurricane of 2025, impacting southwestern Mexico with dangerous surf and threatening weather conditions.
World politics
fromNature
11 months ago

A message from island leaders: protect the Pacific Ocean from deep-sea mining

Deep-sea mining in the Pacific threatens ocean health and cultural heritage.
Economic benefits must not override environmental protection in Pacific nations.
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