Deep beneath the Pacific Ocean floor, sediment cores hold secrets that could reshape how scientists predict Earth's climate future. These deep-sea layers capture snapshots of ancient oceans, revealing stories of climate extremes and ecosystem upheaval from millions of years ago.

Unprecedented ocean warming spread through the South-West Pacific in 2024, harming ecosystems and economies. That's according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

SAN DIEGO — A plane carrying six people crashed into the Pacific Ocean. The crash occurred off the coast of San Diego on Sunday, The Associated Press reported. KNSD said the plane went down near Point Loma. The news station said the plane was owned by Optimal Health Systems, which is an Arizona nutritional supplement company.

The Coast Guard has suspended its search for six people who were aboard a Cessna 414 aircraft that crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the San Diego coast on Sunday.

Tropical Storm Alvin was located about 670 miles (1,080 kilometers) south-southeast of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said.

The aircraft, identified as a Cessna 414, was reported down shortly before 1:00 p.m. Sunday, according to San Diego Fire Rescue and the U.S. Coast Guard.

Mr. Funk was the managing editor of Pleroma Media, and worked as a breaking news reporter at The Messenger after spending 25 years at Fox Television as a producer, executive producer, and digital content director.

That might be why the story of Oliver Widger, who quit his job to sail across the Pacific Ocean with his cat, Phoenix, has resonated with so many people. The idea of packing up and leaving with just a few belongings – and your feline themselves, of course – can seem like quite a good one sometimes.

The rules for salmon fishing this summer and fall at various points of the Pacific Ocean and Columbia River are complicated, so pay close attention.

TOKYO -- Chinese fighter jets flew abnormally close to a Japanese patrol plane monitoring a Chinese aircraft carrier in the Pacific Ocean twice within the past few days, Japan's Defense Ministry said Wednesday.