Pacific Ocean
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Vance no longer a hurricane but as a tropical storm still threatens Mexico's Pacific coast
Tropical Storm Vance is churning off Mexico’s southwest Pacific coast after a day of gradual weakening but is threatening several western states in that country with heavy rain and possible flash flooding
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Goods and services the super El Niño could make more expensive – and why
The Bank of England has identified El Niño as a key factor that could drive food inflation in 2027
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Two powerful earthquakes strike off coast of Vanuatu
A tsunami warning came soon after the quakes
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How El Niño could drive up prices, from mortgages to supermarket bills
The Bank of England has identified El Niño as a key factor that could drive food inflation in 2027
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AP Interview: Coast Guard swimmer says he fought waves, darkness to rescue 16 people from ocean
A U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer spent nearly two hours in the water as his team rescued 16 survivors from a boat wreck off Mexico's Baja California coast
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All tropical coral reefs could collapse within 50 years
Shallow-water coral reefs are at high risk of disappearing by 2075, the IUCN has warned at a UN biodiversity conference. The loss would decimate fisheries and speed up coastal erosion
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Streeting: Prepare for supply chain disruption from cyber or climate emergencies
The defence secretary warned the public and businesses needed to think about how they would cope with natural disasters and cyber attacks.
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Video. Trump suggests renaming Atlantic Ocean the 'American Ocean'
Video. Donald Trump has once again floated renaming one of the oceans bordering the United States, suggesting the Atlantic could become the “American Ocean”.
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65mph storm threatens East Coast with flooding and dangerous winds
Subtropical Storm Josephine is pushing north from the U.S. Northeast coast, bringing some coastal flooding and possible gale-force winds
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Trump says Google refused request to rename Atlantic ‘American Ocean’
Donald Trump has claimed that Google has turned down his request to rename the Atlantic Ocean the “American Ocean.” The US president told supporters at a rally in South Carolina on Wednesday (21 October) that the company’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, had refused his suggestion. Trump says he called Pichai, who told him, "Oceans are different, sir. You know, they cover, they cover a lot of, they cover really a lot of countries." "So I'll probably pass... I think let's keep it the Atlantic Ocean, right? Pacific Ocean, we're gonna call it the American Ocean,” Trump added.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift halt on Big Bend border wall
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to let it resume building a border wall through Texas's Big Bend region
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Tropical Storm Vance has formed in the Pacific Ocean
Tropical Storm Vance has formed in the Pacific Ocean
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Amelia Earhart ‘castaway’ theory remains as search takes another turn
The castaway theory suggests that Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan did not crash into the sea
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Five ways El Niño is affecting the weather around the world
As the strongest El Niño on record continues to intensify, what impacts on weather patterns are already being felt across the globe? Sarah Keith-Lucas looks at the evidence.
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Japan and the US kick off joint drills around islands as regional tensions rise
Japanese and U.S. troops have kicked off one of their largest joint exercises, focusing on defending Japan's southwestern islands
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Possible wreckage of Amelia Earhart's plane likely to be trees, say researchers
Researchers travelled to a remote Pacific Island to confirm whether an object first spotted on satellite imagery in 2020 solved the mystery of the pilot's disappearance.
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Amelia Earhart search hits major snag after ‘satellite photo of plane’
A US expedition to track down what was believed to be Amelia Earhart’s plane from the South Pacific has concluded
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Search for Amelia Earhart's plane resumes after stormy weather
An expedition to a remote Pacific island hoping to uncover the American aviator's wreckage was on hold for three days.
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Hurricane Trudy batters Mexico with heavy rain and strong winds
Hurricane Trudy brings heavy rain and strong winds to Mexico’s southwestern and west-central Pacific coast
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El Niño has killed hundreds of children in Sudan
Drought driven by El Niño is causing hunger and disease in Sudan that has already killed hundreds of children
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El Niño rains flood South America, sending residents fleeing and cattle swimming
Rivers swollen by El Niño rains have flooded parts of Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, driving thousands of people from their homes
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US Coast Guard rescues at least 16 and is searching for more in the water off Mexico's Baja Coast
The U.S. Coast Guard says it has rescued at least 16 people floating in the Pacific Ocean and is searching for others following a vessel in distress call off Mexico’s Baja California coast
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Hurricane Trudy hits category 3 off Mexico’s coast after earlier storms kill six
Hurricane Trudy is expected to intensify in the coming days
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El Niño helped turn tropical storm into Category 5 monster in just 24 hours
Both climate change and a strong El Niño combined to cause Hurricane Polo to explosively intensify from a tropical storm to a Category 5 monster in just 24 hours
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El Niño and climate change fuel monster hurricane, scientists warn
Both climate change and a strong El Niño combined to cause Hurricane Polo to explosively intensify from a tropical storm to a Category 5 monster in just 24 hours
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Earth’s Condition Is ‘Serious and Getting Worse’ as Climate Change Intensifies
Seven of 16 planetary vital signs are in their most extreme state ever recorded, and El Niño is here to make matters even worse.
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How will the 'super El Niño' affect winter weather in Germany?
A very strong El Niño system is expected to bring exceptionally severe weather to large parts of the world through the coming autumn and winter seasons. So how could it affect Germany?
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Germans among those airlifted to safety as storms kill five in Mexico
Heavy rain and strong winds have caused serious damage in Baja California and Guerrero, where authorities seek six missing and deploy thousands of rescue workers amid further flood risk.
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The Monte Verde controversy is back: who first lived in the Americas?
The Monte Verde sites in Chile have been the source of arguments among archaeologists for decades. Columnist Michael Marshall finds the row is heating up again – and could change our understanding of the first peoples in the Americas
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Why the worst El Niño killed millions – and how we can avoid a repeat
The world hasn't experienced an El Niño this strong since the 1870s, when it sparked a terrible global famine. Are we better prepared this time?
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Expedition hopes to find aviator Amelia Earhart's plane on remote island
The team en route to the suspected crash site aim finally to solve the mystery of her 1937 disappearance.
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Trump is desperate to get his border wall built. Texas landowners are fighting back
Much of the land in Texas is privately or state owned
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Hurricane Isaias update: Storm strengthens to Category 3 surging toward Gulf Coast
The National Hurricane Center said the hurricane is set to make landfall late on Friday
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How Texas landowners are fighting back against Trump's border wall
The Trump administration is pushing forward with a $46 billion border wall from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico
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Thousands turn out to welcome weary USS Lincoln sailors after grueling deployment
Military families admit ‘mixed emotions’ as aircraft carrier finally returns to San Diego after fraught stretch at sea that took severe toll
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Will El Niño and the polar vortex bring snow to the UK this winter?
The developing El Niño may impact the UK's weather prospects this autumn and winter but cold conditions are far from guaranteed.
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Record El Niño threatens Great Barrier Reef with ecological shift
Researchers are worried about the impact the strongest-known El Niño will have on the Great Barrier Reef, and whether anything can be done to avert the World Heritage Area’s demise
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Astronaut Sophie Adenot returns to Earth after record space mission
Sophie Adenot left the International Space Station on Wednesday after an eight-month stay, the longest by a European astronaut, and splashed down on Thursday at around 5.30 pm with three fellow crew members.
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Weaker wind shear during El Nino plays a role in the formation of Isaias in the US Gulf
The super El Nino has been a nonstop machine, cranking out tropical storms throughout the Pacific region
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Tropical Storm Simon forms in the Pacific Ocean off the southwestern coast of Mexico
Tropical Storm Simon has formed in the Pacific Ocean off the southwestern coast of Mexico
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Experts give update on whether polar vortex could hit the UK this autumn
Experts said the El Niño will continue to have ‘far-reaching’ consequences for global weather
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Mixed start for pre-Cop as just two non-Pacific leaders accept Australian invitation to climate summit
Anthony Albanese joins about 4,000 people in Fiji for preparatory meeting for year-ending Cop31 UN climate summit
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US military says latest strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean kills 4
The U.S. military says it has attacked a boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people
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Extreme heat warnings issued for parts of southern California
Temperatures in US state forecast to hit high 30s this week, while parts of Indonesia grapple with wildfires
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Now it's Typhoon Nolo after Pacific hurricane crosses the international dateline
It's now Typhoon Nolo in the Pacific Ocean after the powerful storm crossed the international dateline
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Experts give update on whether polar vortex could hit the UK this autumn
Experts said the El Niño will continue to have ‘far-reaching’ consequences for global weather
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Elusive ‘Geoneutrinos’ Are Building a New Map of Earth’s Volatile Interior
A global network of detectors are reporting some of the most substantial measurements yet of neutrinos created deep underground by the radioactive elements that power our planet’s tectonic activity.
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Nolo becomes a Category 3 Hurricane in the remote Pacific Ocean
Hurricane Nolo has strengthened into a Category 3 storm far out in the Pacific Ocean, well to the west of Hawaii’s main islands
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Famed Hawaii tourist attraction collapses into the sea amid unstable cliff warning
Officials at the park service warned visitors to keep away from the location
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A famed Hawaii sea arch collapses, prompting NPS warnings of unstable cliffs
A scenic cliff on the wave-swept coast of Hawaii’s Big Island has collapsed
