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World Aug 30

3 Scottish brothers complete record-setting row across the Pacific Ocean

By Associated Press

World Aug 24

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Why three brothers are attempting a record-setting row across the Pacific Ocean

It’s a story of three brothers, a boat and thousands of miles of ocean. The Maclean brothers from Scotland are in the final stretch of their attempt to row nonstop across the Pacific from Peru to Australia. They’re going for…

By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Satvi Sunkara

World May 29

Tropical Weather
Tropical Storm Alvin forms in Pacific off coast of Mexico

Forecasters say a weather system swirling off the coast of western Mexico has developed into the first tropical storm of the eastern North Pacific hurricane season.

By Associated Press

World Jul 20

The U.S.-Mexico border fence stretches into the Pacific Ocean in Tijuana
Watch 5:40
Why more migrants are attempting a life-threatening Pacific Ocean route to enter the U.S.

2023 was one of the deadliest years on record for migrants crossing the southern U.S. border. Experts say tougher enforcement is pushing migrants to take more dangerous risks, like using the Pacific Ocean to try to reach San Diego from…

World Aug 31

Fukushima
Watch 7:55
Japan’s problems developing stable energy sources 12 years after nuclear meltdown

While the world is focusing on the radioactive water released from the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, the country is grappling with other big questions about its use of nuclear energy. Japan dramatically changed its attitudes after Fukushima melted down…

By Miles O'Brien, Ian Couzens

Aug 16

Watch 8:28
Inside the Fukushima nuclear plant 12 years after catastrophic meltdown

By Miles O'Brien

Japan will soon begin the process of releasing radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. As final preparations are being made, Science Correspondent Miles O'Brien has a rare look inside the facility.

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Aug 03

Winter waves off of California are getting higher as the climate changes, research finds

By Julie Watson, Associated Press

The research shows average winter wave heights have grown by as much as a foot since 1970, when global warming is believed to have started accelerating.

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May 14

Powerful quake hits Papua New Guinea, prompting tsunami alert

By Associated Press

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake measured magnitude 7.5 and was located 28 miles northeast of the remote village of Kokopo.

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Mar 22

Great Pacific Garbage Patch weighs more than 43,000 cars and is much larger than we thought

By Nsikan Akpan

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch weighs 87,000 tons -- 16 times more than previous estimates -- and contains more than 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic, according to a new analysis.

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Jul 12

Watch 2:05
Turning 315 billion pounds of plastic ocean pollution into sea-saving art

By PBS News Hour

At the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, a massive exhibit made entirely of 315 pounds of plastic pollution fished from the Pacific is on display. Called "Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea," it features 17 sculptures, from jellyfish to shark. The…

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