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Whale Shark Spotted About 30 Miles Off Southern California Coast

Warmer waters from a regional marine heat wave with a likely strong El Niño are driving temporary northward movement of tropical marine species.

Tropical Storm Norbert Strengthens in Eastern Pacific as Second System Organizes

Hurricane Lowell Turns Toward Western Hawaii as Three Pacific Storms Roil Ocean

Hurricane Lowell Turns Toward Hawaii as Officials Rush Reconnaissance and Preparations

Millennial Galápagos Coral Record Shows El Niño Variability Has Sharply Increased

Two Fishermen Rescued After Five Days Adrift Inside Cooler 150 Miles Off Chiapas

Tropical Storm Cristóbal Forms as Forecasters Monitor Multiple Atlantic and Pacific Disturbances

Great Barrier Reef Shows Patchy Recovery After Monsoon Cooling

Juvenile Smooth Hammerheads Found in Galápagos Point to Possible Nursery

California Solo Sailor Rescued After Weeks Adrift in Pacific

Fausto Weakens as Forecasts Show It Passing North of Hawaii

Hurricane Genevieve Rapidly Strengthens to Category 3 Offshore Mexico

Hurricane Fausto Heads Toward Hawaii as Swells Threaten U.S. West Coast

U.S. and Allies Sink Two Decommissioned Warships in RIMPAC SINKEXs

El Niño Is Rapidly Intensifying and May Be the Strongest on Record

Orcas Use ‘Ram-to-Fragment’ Tactic to Shatter Dead Sunfish

El Niño Confirmed and Likely Record-Strong, Posing Major Economic Risks

Tropical Storm Elida Strengthens Off Mexico, Poised to Become First Eastern Pacific Hurricane

Forecasts Point to Very Strong El Niño; Brazil Faces Floods, Drought and Power Stress

Typhoon Bavi Makes Landfall in Eastern China