A broad swath of the Pacific Ocean is simmering from an exceptional marine heat wave that scientists warn could just be settling in. Marine animals are already feeling its effects.

Researchers have concluded that a 2025 tsunami in Alaska was the second largest recorded natural disaster of its kind in history, with a wave that reached up to 1,578 feet high. The massive tsunami ...

May 7 (Reuters) - Colorado River flows into Lake Powell will hit record lows this summer after the lowest snowpacks ever recorded in the Rocky Mountain states of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, according ...

Aerial view of the August 2025 landslide and tsunami near South Sawyer Glacier in Alaska A massive 'megatsunami' wave created when part of an Alaskan mountain crumbled into the sea is the second ...

Rogue waves, once the stuff of myth, something sailors mused about in hushed tones, cowering in the corners of candlelit taverns, are now being taken seriously. In fact, scientists are even recreating ...

The biggest waves in the world, obviously, occur in the ocean. From the spots we know and love (maybe more so fear) the most, like, Nazaré in Portugal, Jaws on Maui, and Maverick’s in California. But ...

Over the past several months, an intense marine heat wave has developed in the Pacific from Washington to Baja Mexico, with a particularly extreme hot spot between the Bay Area and San Diego. Ocean ...

Michaela Mulligan is a climate and environment reporter. Reach her at mmulligan@tampabay.com. Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but you must be a Times subscriber to contribute. Log in ...

Proximity and parochialism dictate that the San Diego Wave’s biggest rival is Angel City, Los Angeles’ National Women’s Soccer League club. In reality, it’s the Portland Thorns. The teams met three ...