Explosive volcanic eruptions in the tropics can lead to El Niño events, those notorious warming periods in the Pacific Ocean with dramatic global impacts on the climate, according to a …read more Source:: Science
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Leftover warm water in Pacific Ocean fueled massive El Niño
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•A new study provides insight into how the current El Niño, one of the strongest on record, formed in the Pacific Ocean. …read more Source:: Science
SpaceX to retry ocean rocket landing after success on land
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•CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Technology entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX will attempt to land its next Falcon 9 rocket on a barge in the Pacific Ocean, seeking another milestone a …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Toxic algae bloom off West Coast might be largest ever: scientists
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•SEATTLE (Reuters) – A toxic algae bloom in the Pacific Ocean stretching from California north to Washington state might be the largest ever detected off the U.S. West Coast, scientists …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Deepest high-temperature hydrothermal vents discovered in Pacific Ocean
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•Researchers have discovered a large, previously unknown field of hydrothermal vents in the Gulf of California, about 150 kilometers (100 miles) east of La Paz, Mexico. Lying more than 3,800 …read more Source:: Science
SpaceX capsule splashes down in Pacific with space station cargo
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•CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – A Space Exploration Technologies Dragon cargo capsule made a parachute splashdown into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, wrapping up a five-week stay at the International …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule leaves space station
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•CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (Reuters) – A Space Exploration Technologies Dragon cargo capsule sailed away from the International Space Station on Thursday and headed for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.<br …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
‘Warm blob’ in Pacific Ocean linked to weird weather across the US
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•An unusually warm patch of surface water, nicknamed ‘the blob’ when it emerged in early 2014, is part of a Pacific Ocean pattern that may be affecting everything from West …read more Source:: Science