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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 · Aug 5, 2022

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 · Aug 3, 2022

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.

Reuters · Aug 2, 2022

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 · Jun 29, 2022

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 · Jun 17, 2022

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 · Jun 13, 2022

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 · Jun 10, 2022

‘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 · Jun 9, 2022

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.

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 7, 2022