Pacific ocean articles
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Scientists find five new hydrothermal vents in Pacific Ocean
The pace of discovery in the oceans leaped forward thanks to teamwork between a deep-sea robot and a human occupied submarine leading to the recent discovery of five new hydrothermal vents in the eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean.
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Atmospheric 'teleconnections' sustain warm blobs in the northeast Pacific Ocean
The past 10 years have seen a series of "warm blobs" in the northeast Pacific Ocean. These marine heat waves do widespread damage to ecosystems and marine life in the area, but the mechanisms by which they develop and are sustained are still uncertain. Now a research group has found that they are caused by climate "teleconnections" from wave trains that originate in the Mediterranean Sea and North Atlantic region.
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The Ocean Cleanup System 03 Is Catching Plastic Pollution in the Pacific
The Ocean Cleanup's founder and CEO Boyan Slat explains the nonprofit's mission to clean up floating plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.