La Nina possibility drives up cyclone risk
The risk of cyclones in Pacific Islands close to the coral sea could increase as a La Niña watch remains in place.
Remote island in Pacific Ocean already ringing in the New Year
As of publication, it’s just after 7 a.m. on Dec. 31, 2024, in Los Angeles, but it’s already 2025 in one part of the world.
La Niña is finally here: What this weather event means for winter in the U.S.
The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle is a recurring climate pattern pertaining to changes in the water temperatures ...
Follow New Year celebrations around the world
When the ball drops in New York City’s Times Square to herald the start of 2025, it’ll actually be late to the party as ...
Newly discovered undersea structures stun scientists: ‘Is there a lost world beneath the Pacific Ocean?’
According to scientists from the California Institute of Technology and Swiss research university ETH Zurich, a new method ...
President honors Native Hawaiian impact, sacrifice in remote Pacific islands
President Joe Biden formally recognized 135 individuals from then-Kamehameha Schools for Boys who were sent to claim remote ...
NOAA says La Nina ocean cooling has finally arrived, but it’s weak and may cause fewer problems
A long-awaited La Nina has finally appeared, but meteorologists say the periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean waters is weak and ...
The enormous 64 million square mile ocean that keeps shrinking every year
Due to this phenomenon, the Pacific Ocean basin is currently shrinking by about 2.5 cm (1 in) per year on three sides, ...
The world's 'most remote' island ‘owned' by UK 336 miles away from nearest neighbour
A British Overseas Territory lies in the middle of the South Pacific, midway between New Zealand and South America and is ...
Where is it 2025 right now? Use interactive map to see where it's already New Year's Day
Kiribati straddles the equator and is located in the central Pacific Ocean, roughly halfway between Hawaii and Australia, ...
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Endangered Seabird Returns To Pacific Island For First Time In Over 100 Years
After invasive rats caused their disappearance from the island of Kamaka over a century ago, Polynesian storm-petrels have ...
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Remote island in Pacific Ocean already ringing in the New Year
Kiribati, an island nation consisting of 32 atolls in the Pacific Ocean, is 20 to 22 hours ahead of Los Angeles and the rest of the Western United States (it spans three time zones), meaning that ...