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Marines rescued after 4 hours in the Pacific
August 11, 2011 6:20 PM
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Two Marines are in serious but stable condition at a Navy hospital after spending four harrowing hours in the chilly Pacific Ocean. They ejected last night from their F/A-18 Hornet jet as it went down. The two Marines drifted in their flight suits, yelling and... more » -
Hurricane Danielle gets a little stronger
August 25, 2010 8:18 AM
Hurricane Danielle has strengthened a little as it swirls far out over the Atlantic. After unexpectedly losing strength Tuesday, Danielle's maximum sustained winds increased Wednesday to near 85 mph. Additional strengthening is expected over the next two days. The hurricane is located about 795 miles east of the... more » -
North Pole-South Pole flights test greenhouse gas
March 25, 2010 1:17 PM
A plane outfitted to measure greenhouse gases has taken off from Colorado on the first leg of a 24-day mission that will take it back and forth across the Pacific Ocean from the Arctic to the Antarctic. The National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder is managing the three-year... more » -
Message in bottle travels 10,000 miles
February 3, 2010 10:57 AM
It was their way. A real guy's way of saying goodbye to their friend. He was Bob Dubcich. He died in 2007, just days shy of his 60th birthday. "Quiet, gentle guy, a wonderful human being. Good to people," remembers Bob's friend John Hannegan He was a... more » -
US plans missile intercept test over Pacific
January 29, 2010 2:40 PM
The Air Force says a missile-intercept test will be conducted during the weekend with launches from California and a Pacific island. A statement posted on the Vandenberg Air Force Base Web site says the 30th Space Wing and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency will test a ground-based interceptor system... more » -
California apartments evacuated as cliff crumbles
December 18, 2009 9:02 AM
Authorities are monitoring two buildings along a crumbling Northern California coastal bluff. The buildings in Pacifica are just a stone's throw from an apartment building that was evacuated earlier amid fears it would slide into the Pacific. Apartment residents were ordered out Thursday as large chunks of cliff plunged into... more » -
El Nino strengthens considerably; floods, drought possible
December 3, 2009 10:55 AM
The weak to moderate El Nino weather system in the tropical Pacific Ocean has strengthened considerably and could create droughts and floods around the world until May, a U.N. agency said Wednesday. The phenomenon of warmer surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean can affect monsoons and... more » -
9 missing after Coast Guard plane, Marine helicopter collide
October 30, 2009 9:09 AM
The Coast Guard tells federal officials it has spotted debris that could be from a Coast Guard plane that crashed into a Marine Corps helicopter in mid-air. The Navy and Coast Guard are searching the waters off Southern California's coast for the nine people who were believed to be on... more » -
Tropical storm off Mexico not likely to grow
September 17, 2009 1:10 PM
Forecasters don't expect a significant change in strength for Tropical Storm Marty on Thursday as it swirls in the Pacific off Mexico's coast. Marty's maximum sustained winds were near 45 mph Thursday morning. The tropical storm, which formed on Wednesday, is centered about 300 miles southwest of the... more » -
Tropical depression forms off Mexico's coast
September 16, 2009 11:13 AM
Forecasters say a tropical depression has formed in the Pacific, off Mexico's western coast. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the depression could reach tropical storm strength sometime Wednesday. The center of the system is located about 340 miles south-southwest of Cabo San Lucas and moving north-northwest... more »
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