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World May 14

Powerful quake hits Papua New Guinea, prompting tsunami alert

By Associated Press

Science Mar 22

A sea turtle entangled in a ghost net. Photo by Francis Perez
Great Pacific Garbage Patch weighs more than 43,000 cars and is much larger than we thought

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.

By Nsikan Akpan

Arts Jul 12

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Turning 315 billion pounds of plastic ocean pollution into sea-saving art

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…

By PBS NewsHour

World Apr 24

Solar plane completes dangerous 3-day flight over the Pacific Ocean

The Solar Impulse-2 finished the most challenging leg of its around-the-world trip, which started in March 2015 in the United Arab Emirates, in an attempt to draw attention to clean-energy technology.

By Michael D. Regan

Science Mar 28

New cousin of El Niño may forecast summer heat waves months in advance

A new climate model, based on a cauldron of Pacific ocean water, may soon be able to predict heat waves 7 weeks before they happen.

By Nsikan Akpan

Mar 13

The heroes of Fukushima Dai-ichi, but don’t call them that

By Miles O'Brien

He was a shift supervisor on duty on March 11, 2011 when the earthquake and nuclear meltdown occurred in Japan, and by all accounts performed heroically inside a pitch dark control room at a nuclear power plant that was melting…

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Mar 09

5 years later, Fukushima radiation continues to seep into the Pacific Ocean

By Ken Buesseler

it is incorrect to say that Fukushima is under control when levels of radioactivity in the ocean indicate ongoing leaks, caused by groundwater flowing through the site and, we think, enhanced after storms. At the same time, it is wrong…

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Dec 27

Solo rower completes voyage from North America to Australia

By Stephen Fee

After more than 200 days at sea, a British-born adventurer became the first person to row solo, nonstop from North America to Australia on Sunday. NewsHour’s Stephen Fee has the story.

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Jun 07

Update: Rower hoping to become first woman to cross Pacific is rescued

By Kenzi Abou-Sabe

Sonya Baumstein had departed Choshi, Japan, to attempt a feat no other woman has ever accomplished: to row a boat solo across the Pacific Ocean.

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May 29

The U.S. military plans to use this small island for target practice

By Megan Crigger

The Pentagon plans to turn a small, volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean into a live-fire training ground for the U.S. military, although the residents of nearby islands object.

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