The Pacific Ocean

Satellite image of a winter storm in the American northwest. Source: CIRA

Pacific winter storm track moving north faster than forecast

Shifting storm tracks due to climate change is warming and drying out large areas of the American Northwest.
Pigs in New Zealand. Brought by the Austronesians who spread across the Pacific. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Genetic mapping of teeth reveals how pigs were transported across the Pacific by humans

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A study in Science combines genome sequencing and morphometric analysis of teeth and suggests early movement of pigs from southern China and Taiwan along Austronesian dispersal routes, with limited genetic mixing in the early stages.
The wind regime in the Pacific Ocean in a normal year and in an El Niño year. Photo: esignua/Shutterstock

El Niño is coming back in a big way. The World Health Organization fears disruptions in the food supply

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The eruption of the underwater volcano that built a new island and the nearby old island of Nishonishima, November 21, 2013, photo: Japanese Coast Guard.

A volcanic eruption caused the creation of an island near Japan (watch the video)

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A polar bear on a glacier. Illustration: shutterstock

Opinion: The damages of warming are already evident after an increase of 0.8 degrees on average, this is not a theoretical issue

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XNUMXD visualization of the Tamo Massif submarine volcano, east of the coast of Japan. Illustration: Will Sager, University of Houston

The largest volcano on Earth has been discovered - under the waters of the Pacific Ocean

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Tuna fish - marine predators. Photo: NOAA. From Wikipedia

Oceanic migration

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