May 29 Tropical Storm Alvin forms in Pacific off coast of Mexico By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jul 20 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… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 7:55 Japan's problems developing stable energy sources 12 years after nuclear meltdown By Miles O'Brien, Ian Couzens 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… Continue watching
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. Continue watching
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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… Continue watching
Apr 24 Solar plane completes dangerous 3-day flight over the Pacific Ocean By Michael D. Regan 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. Continue reading
Mar 28 New cousin of El Niño may forecast summer heat waves months in advance By Nsikan Akpan 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. Continue reading