It’s been two years since El Niño wreaked havoc across the globe. The climate pattern, which takes place as a result of changes in the Pacific Ocean, drove heavy rainfall along the western U.S. and ...

Deep under the Pacific Ocean, between 900 and 1,200 km deep, scientists have discovered something that doesn’t fit with what textbooks say about our planet.

A recurring springtime shift in Pacific Ocean salinity helps steer warm water eastward months in advance, amplifying El Niño ...

The Pacific Ocean is by far the world's largest ocean, more than five times wider than our moon. But why is the Pacific so big? Covering about 63 million square miles (163 million square kilometers) — ...

Japan is the biggest consumer of rare earths after China. Beijing dominates the supply chain for the strategic minerals, ...

Researchers have long been puzzled by the observed cooling of the eastern tropical Pacific and the Southern Ocean accompanying global warming. Existing climate models have failed to capture this ...

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SPC Deputy Director for the Educational Quality and Assessment Programme, Seci Waqabaca, highlighted the need to strengthen ...

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