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Pacific Ocean
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WMO warns El Niño could become one of strongest ever as 2027 extreme-weather risks surge
The World Meteorological Organization says El Niño is strengthening toward a very strong event and is almost certain to persist through February 2027, raising the probability of major rainfall shifts, drought, flooding and extreme heat across multiple regions.
Strong El Niño intensifies from August as global heat and India monsoon risks rise
A strong El Niño is intensifying as India faces weaker monsoon rain and the world braces for sharper heat, drought, floods and food price shocks globally.
El Niño strengthens across Pacific as forecasters warn of a potentially historic 2026 event
El Niño is rapidly strengthening across the Pacific. See how a potentially historic event could disrupt weather, food and economies into 2027.
China submarine missile test alarms Pacific as Australia, New Zealand and Japan object
China described the July 6 submarine-launched missile test as routine military training, but Pacific governments said limited notice and Beijing’s rapid military expansion created a fresh regional security concern.
China-Russia Joint Sea-2026 drills off Qingdao deepen Pacific military alignment
China and Russia will begin Joint Sea-2026 near Qingdao before a Pacific patrol, deepening naval coordination watched across the Indo-Pacific.
Panthalassa wants to run AI inference at sea, and Thiel, Doerr, and Supermicro just funded it
Wave energy spent twenty years failing to reach the grid. Panthalassa just raised $140 million from Peter Thiel and others by skipping the grid entirely.
NASA’s Artemis II crew will go farther from Earth than any human ever has on Monday
NASA's Artemis II crew approaches the moon on April 6, set to break Apollo 13's 56-year distance record of 248,655 miles during a six-hour far-side lunar flyby.
NASA Artemis II crew departs Earth orbit for first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972
NASA's Artemis II crew has left Earth orbit for the first time since 1972, bound for a lunar flyby aboard the Orion spacecraft on a 10-day test mission.
NASA launches Artemis II crew on historic first crewed lunar flyby mission since Apollo era
NASA's Artemis II launched 1 April 2026, sending four astronauts on the first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo. A 10-day test flight of Orion and the Space Launch System.
Shocking wave attack in California: Coastal communities in desperate fight against nature’s fury
California’s coastal communities are grappling with a third day of chaos as monstrous waves, often towering over 20…