FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 9 - Caught on Camera

Discovered in the deep: the ‘forest of the weird’

More than a mile beneath the Pacific Ocean, is a seascape of oddly shaped corals and a glass sponge named after ET

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022

Julia leaves Nicaragua and moves toward El Salvador, bringing rain and flooding

Julia is crossing the Pacific Ocean toward El Salvador after leaving torrential rain and floods in Nicaragua and nearby Honduras.

Miami Herald · Oct 9, 2022

Is a new continent on the way? Experts warn Pacific Ocean 'closing'

According to scientists, a new supercontinent will be formed named Amasia

Irish Mirror · Oct 7, 2022

North Korea fires a ballistic missile over Japan

North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile on Tuesday that flew over Japan for the first time in five years, the South Korean government said, triggering alerts across Japan.

WEKU · Oct 4, 2022

Tasmania is set for a warm spring — but the east could be much wetter than the west

After a mild winter with higher-than-average maximum and minimum temperatures, spring in Tasmania is set to follow the same trend, the Bureau of Meteorology says.

ABC News · Sep 27, 2022

World’s newest island appears in Pacific Ocean after eruption of underwater volcano

Nasa says the lifespan of the new island may not be very long

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2022

At U.N., Micronesia denounces Japan plan to release Fukushima water into Pacific

The president of the Pacific island state of Micronesia denounced at the United Nations on Thursday Japan's decision to discharge what he called nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the Pacific Ocean.

Reuters · Sep 22, 2022

Typhoon Merbok, fueled by unusually warm Pacific Ocean, pounded Alaska's vulnerable coastal communities at a critical time

The powerful remnants of Typhoon Merbok pounded Alaska’s western coast on Sept. 17, 2022, pushing homes off their foundations and tearing apart protective berms as water flooded communities.

The Conversation · Sep 19, 2022

Russian, Chinese navies conduct joint patrols in the Pacific-Russian defence ministry

The Russian and Chinese navies are conducting joint patrols in the Pacific Ocean, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Thursday.

Reuters · Sep 15, 2022

Rep. Katie Porter lives in a home she bought on the UC Irvine campus. Now she's facing criticism

LOS ANGELES — The high cost of housing in Orange County created an obstacle for the University of California, Irvine when it sought to recruit talented faculty and administrators. So state university leaders created a nonprofit that built a sprawling suburban development, dubbed University Hills, laced with nature trails, swept…

Los Angeles Times · Sep 14, 2022