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Super El Niño breaks sea temperature record weeks early
Ocean temperatures in the central Pacific have hit their highest level on record, weeks before El Niño is expected to peak in December.
BBC Weather · 1m

Trump Suggests Renaming Oceans
Trump proposed renaming Atlantic or Pacific Ocean after himself, sparking internet backlash.
BuzzFeed · 1m

Terrifying ocean depth simulation reveals 10,911m Mariana Trench
Simulation shows Mariana Trench reaches 10,911m depth, 13 times taller than tallest building.
LADbible · 1m

Trump Ocean Idea Drowned in Ridicule
Critics mock Trump's proposal to rename oceans as 'Trump Ocean' after gas prices hit $5 a gallon.
HuffPost · 1m

Trump floats renaming Atlantic or Pacific Ocean
At a Tennessee rally, President Trump suggested renaming an ocean in his honor, continuing a pattern of geographic rebranding.
TIME · 1m
El Nino breaks Pacific temperature record
EU monitor reports El Nino sets new Pacific temperature record in September, nearing strongest event ever.
The Straits Times · 1m

Trump Suggests Ocean Renaming
Trump proposes renaming oceans to 'Trump Ocean' or 'Ocean of Americans' before leaving office.
Valleynewslive · 1m

Team searches for Amelia Earhart's lost plane
Researchers are heading to a remote Pacific island to investigate what could be the wreckage of aviator Amelia Earhart's Electra, missing since 1937.
BBC News · 1m

Hōlei Sea Arch Collapses
Hawaii's 550-year-old sea arch vanishes into ocean after centuries of erosion.
Dexerto · 1m

Category 5 Hurricane Polo nears Mexico's coast
One of the Pacific's strongest storms in decades approaches Mexico's southwestern coast with winds of 165 mph.
NPR · 2m

Hurricane Polo Strengthens to Category 5
Hurricane Polo intensifies to Category 5, threatening Mexico with heavy rain and flooding.
ABC7 New York · 1m

Hurricane Polo downgraded but stays very powerful
A major Pacific hurricane weakens from category 5 to 4 but threatens Mexico's coast with torrential rain and dangerous surf.
BBC News · 1m

Record-breaking El Niño peaks weeks early
The strongest El Niño on record is already exceeding previous temperature marks, with global weather impacts unfolding ahead of schedule.
BBC Weather · 2m

UN says US drug strikes may be crimes against humanity
A UN report accuses the US military of conducting unlawful airstrikes on alleged drug traffickers in the Caribbean and Pacific that killed over 220 people.
BBC News · 1m