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The strange red lights hovering over the Pacific are fishing boats, not aliens

American pilot Dustin Maggard took a photo on July 16 of strange red lights that he saw while flying over the Pacific Ocean. Since then, lots of people have shared the images on social media or left comments claiming that the lights are either secret military exercises or supernatural phenomena.…

France 24

Fukushima local govts OK construction of treated water discharge facilities

The Fukushima prefectural government and two towns where the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is located have approved the construction of facilities needed to discharge treated water into the Pacific Ocean, clearing the way for this work to begin.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Fiji, moving villages inundated by rising seas, wants big emitters to pay

Boats moor next to living rooms on Fiji's Serua Island, where water breaches the seawall at high tide, flooding into the village. Planks of wood stretch between some homes, forming a makeshift walkway as saltwater inundates gardens.

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Solar storm to hit Earth's magnetic field on July 21

Something is happening to the sun. One of the regions of the solar atmosphere currently exhibiting sunspots caught the attention of observatories on July 11, when there was a sudden increase in ultraviolet and X-ray brightness. The next ones to notice were the amateur radio communities on either side of…

The Conversation

Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes Easter Island region -EMSC

An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck the Easter Island region in the Pacific Ocean near Chile on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

Reuters

The Pacific faces a radioactive future

Japan plans to dump radioactive water from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean, but its effects on Pacific nations are not clear, Robert H. Richmond writes as the Pacific Islands Forum meets.

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The Pacific faces a radioactive future

Japan plans to dump radioactive water from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean, but its effects on Pacific nations are not clear.

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Virgin Orbit Rocket Launches 7 US Defense Satellites

A Virgin Orbit rocket carrying seven US Defense Department satellites was launched from a special Boeing 747 flying off the Southern California coast and streaked toward space Friday night. The modified jumbo jet took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in the Mojave Desert and released the rocket over…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Woody Williams, the last surviving WWII Medal of Honor recipient dies at 98

As a young Marine corporal, Williams went ahead of his unit during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean in February 1945 and eliminated a series of Japanese machine gun positions.

WEKU

China ships enter Tsugaru Strait

Two Chinese Navy ships were spotted navigating through the Tsugaru Strait toward the Pacific Ocean, the Defense Ministry announced Thursday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Russia Says It Carried Out Over 300 Combat Exercises In Pacific

Russia has said that it has completed its week-long naval drill maneuvers in the Pacific Ocean and performed over 300 combat exercises, with over half of them focused on the practical use of its weapons.

Zenger

China's Drone Carrier Hints at 'Swarm' Ambitions for Pacific

Officially it is just a research vessel, but China's newly unveiled drone carrier is a clear sign Beijing is rushing to deploy an autonomous swarm of unmanned devices in its push for military supremacy in the Pacific Ocean. State media last month showed the launching of the Zhu Hai Yun…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Triple La Niña’: Australia may face another summer of flooding rains, US expert warns

Scientists are watching an area in Pacific Ocean that has been unusually cool – a signal current La Niña could linger

The Guardian - AU

Meet Fernanda the giant tortoise from a species believed extinct a century ago

Scientists have used DNA to link her to a male found in 1906 on a volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean.

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Japanese adventurer, 83, becomes the oldest ever to sail solo across the Pacific Ocean

It was the latest achievement for Kenichi Horie, who also achieved a number of other long-distance solo voyages, including sailing around the world in 1974.

Zenger

Russia Rattles Sabre In Pacific With Large Warship And Aircraft Exercises

New video images purport to show Russia rattling its sabre in the Pacific Ocean with large warships and planes taking part in exercises said to involve over 40 vessels and 20 aircraft.

The Independent UK

Japanese man, 83, ready for more after crossing Pacific solo

Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie at 83 has just become the oldest person in the world to complete a solo, nonstop voyage across the Pacific Ocean — and he says he is still “in the middle of my youth” and not done yet

Reuters

Pitcairn Islands to light final Platinum Jubilee beacon

The entire population of the Pitcairn Islands - 35 permanent residents - will make the Pacific Ocean territory the last place in the Commonwealth to light a beacon as part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebration later Thursday.

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NASA Satellite Captures Images Of ‘Sharkcano’ Eruption

Recently launched space vehicle over the southwest Pacific Ocean caught a sensational view of an active underwater volcano.

Mic

The NHL will finally have its first Black general manager

The San Jose Sharks’s hiring of Mike Grier makes the league the last to hire a Black GM among the four major North American pro sports.

Daily Mirror

Massive underwater volcano home to 'mutant sharks' erupts in depths of Pacific Ocean

The Kavachi volcano, also known as Sharkano, erupted deep beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean where some sharks are able to survive the harsh conditions

The Conversation

Plastic pollution: European farmland could be largest global reservoir of microplastics

Plastic particles smaller than 5mm (known as microplastics) are well-documented pollutants in ocean and freshwater habitats. The discovery of microplastics in the most remote rivers of the Himalayas and the deepest trenches of the Pacific Ocean has sparked widespread concern. But how much microplastic lies closer to home – buried…

Wales Online

Australia on tsunami alert after powerful earthquake hits Pacific Ocean island

Strong shake was felt at the epicentre of the quake on Macquarie Island

Reuters

Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes Macquarie Island region - USGS

An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck the Macquarie Island region in the southern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The Independent UK

California nixes plant, but says open to desalination

California officials have nixed a proposal for a $1.4 billion desalination plant but say they’re open to growing the state’s capacity to turn Pacific Ocean seawater into drinking water to buffer against persistent drought

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