After the sun arrives at its solstice point, it will begin to migrate back toward the south and the amount of daylight in the ...

A new study has investigated how future changes in weather patterns could affect the tropical Pacific Ocean and its ecosystems. The research, based on complex computer models, has shown that these ...

As for ocean basins, the Pacific Ocean is the world's largest, covering 63 million square miles, with deep depths averaging 13,000 feet. Drainage, structural and ocean are the major types of basins.

Barbara is the second named storm to form in the Eastern Pacific in 2025. Storms that form in the Atlantic or the Pacific generally move west, meaning Atlantic storms pose a greater threat to North ...

A research mission uncovered five new hydrothermal vents in a highly volcanic region of the eastern Pacific Ocean. ... active thermal locations known at the East Pacific Rise, near 10°N latitude.

Hurricane season is just weeks away, and the Pacific Ocean is cooling off again. That’s important because it can create conditions more conducive to hurricanes.