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Today: August 19, 2026
Today: August 19, 2026

Pacific Ocean

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Lala strengthens into a hurricane while moving west away from Hawaii

A storm system moving west away from Hawaii has strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane

Lala strengthens into a hurricane while moving west away from Hawaii
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Crews work to restore power to thousands after Lala raked Hawaii

Recovery efforts are underway in Hawaii after Tropical Storm Lala battered the archipelago and caused destructive flooding and widespread power outages

Crews work to restore power to thousands after Lala raked Hawaii
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US Navy destroyer with 300 sailors aboard broke down for four days in the Pacific

The Navy has confirmed that a destroyer with about 300 sailors aboard suffered a major breakdown in the Pacific Ocean last month that left it without power for four days

US Navy destroyer with 300 sailors aboard broke down for four days in the Pacific
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Hurricane Lala leaves thousands without power in Hawaii amid 'life-threatening' conditions

Hurricane Lala approached Hawaii with strong winds and heavy rain on Saturday, leaving more than 40,000 utility customers without power across the state as the

Hurricane Lala leaves thousands without power in Hawaii amid 'life-threatening' conditions
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Hurricane warning is issued for the Big Island of Hawaii as Tropical Storm Lala approaches

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Lala has formed in the Pacific Ocean and a hurricane warning has been issued for the Big Island of Hawaii

Hurricane warning is issued for the Big Island of Hawaii as Tropical Storm Lala approaches
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Forecasters warn a Pacific system could soak Hawaii as Tropical Storm Cristobal fades

Tropical Storm Cristobal, located well west of the Azores, is expected to dissipate soon

Forecasters warn a Pacific system could soak Hawaii as Tropical Storm Cristobal fades
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Tropical Storm Fausto to splash past Hawaii as Hurricane Genevieve sends swells to Mexico

Large waves are coming ashore in Hawaii thanks to Tropical Storm Fausto and in Mexico thanks to Hurricane Genevieve

Tropical Storm Fausto to splash past Hawaii as Hurricane Genevieve sends swells to Mexico
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Genevieve becomes a major Pacific hurricane off Mexico, but no direct threat to land is forecast

Hurricane Genevieve has strengthened into a major Category 4 storm southwest of Mexico in the Pacific Ocean

Genevieve becomes a major Pacific hurricane off Mexico, but no direct threat to land is forecast
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Hurricane Genevieve moves through the Pacific off Mexico, but no direct threat to land is forecast

Tropical Storm Genevieve has strengthened into a hurricane in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Mexico

Hurricane Genevieve moves through the Pacific off Mexico, but no direct threat to land is forecast
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China test fires missile into Pacific, alarming regional powers

China's military test-fired a missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific on Monday, state media reported, drawing criticism and concern from U.S.,

China test fires missile into Pacific, alarming regional powers
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China says Liaoning aircraft carrier completes over 40 days of drills

China's Liaoning aircraft carrier and accompanying vessels on Monday returned to a Chinese port after more than 40 days of drills in the South China Sea and the western

China says Liaoning aircraft carrier completes over 40 days of drills
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El Nino is here and scientists fear it'll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires

U.S. meteorologists say an El Nino has formed

El Nino is here and scientists fear it'll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires
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Chinese aircraft carrier held drills in east of Philippines, Japan says

The Chinese navy was spotted conducting aircraft carrier drills in the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines last week, Japan's defence ministry said in a bulletin on Monday.

Chinese aircraft carrier held drills in east of Philippines, Japan says
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What previous Super El Niños can tell us about the next one

What previous Super El Niños can tell us about the next one

What previous Super El Niños can tell us about the next one
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El Niño is coming faster than expected and chances are rising that it will be historically strong

El Niño is coming faster than expected and chances are rising that it will be historically strong

El Niño is coming faster than expected and chances are rising that it will be historically strong
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An intense marine heat wave has California in its crosshairs, with impacts set for land and sea

An intense marine heat wave has California in its crosshairs, with impacts set for land and sea

An intense marine heat wave has California in its crosshairs, with impacts set for land and sea
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Earthquake sets off brief tsunami alert and a megaquake advisory in northern Japan

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake Monday off northern Japan sparked a short-lived tsunami alert and an advisory of a slightly higher risk of a possible megaquake

Earthquake sets off brief tsunami alert and a megaquake advisory in northern Japan
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Parts of Northern Marianas could be without power for weeks after super typhoon

An official says some hard hit areas of the Northern Marianas could be without power and water for weeks after the Pacific Ocean islands were battered by a super typhoon

Parts of Northern Marianas could be without power for weeks after super typhoon
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Super Typhoon Sinlaku pounds remote US islands in the Pacific Ocean with ferocious winds

A super typhoon steadily battered a pair of remote U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean with ferocious winds and relentless rains

Super Typhoon Sinlaku pounds remote US islands in the Pacific Ocean with ferocious winds
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Monster typhoon in the Pacific Ocean is bearing down on group of remote US islands

A super typhoon with dangerous winds is taking aim at several remote U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean

Monster typhoon in the Pacific Ocean is bearing down on group of remote US islands
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Artemis II’s record-breaking journey around the moon ends with dramatic splashdown

The first astronauts to visit the moon in more than a half-century are home

Artemis II’s record-breaking journey around the moon ends with dramatic splashdown
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Old NASA science satellite plunges back to Earth

An old NASA science satellite is no more

Old NASA science satellite plunges back to Earth
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Blind sailor prepares for historic solo voyage across Pacific Ocean

Blind sailor prepares for historic solo voyage across Pacific Ocean

Blind sailor prepares for historic solo voyage across Pacific Ocean
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US carries out first known strike on alleged drug boat since Maduro's capture

The U.S. military says it’s carried out a deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the first since the raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro earlier this month

US carries out first known strike on alleged drug boat since Maduro's capture