May 15, 2017
"Blob"-related warming contributed to Pacific Northwest ozone spike
In June 2015, instruments on Oregon’s Mount Bachelor recorded mean ozone for the month at 56 parts per billion, more than 20 percent higher than …
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October 20, 2016
Persistent Pacific warmth overshadows El Niño
The El Niño of 2015–2016, dubbed a “super El Niño,” was officially declared over in May, bringing to a close one of the strongest El Niño events …
January 5, 2012
Voyage to the plastic vortex
Out in the middle of the northern Pacific Ocean, a giant floating mess of plastic debris is drifting and bobbing among the waves. Scientists call …
January 5, 2012
Powerful earthquake strikes Samoa
Updated on Sept. 30: A tsunami spawned by Tuesday's earthquake, which struck in the Pacific Ocean between American Samoa and Samoa, swept across …