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Chinese ship spotted lurking over Taiwan-US undersea cables — 'research vessel' seen loitering above the 8,000-mile Pacific Light Cable Network fiber-optic system (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-04 | by Mark Tyson | tags: pacific light cable network, undersea cables, windward maritime analysis

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Deep-sea vehicles spot 'alien' sharks deep beneath the waves in the Pacific (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: deep-sea vehicles, alien sharks, pacific ocean

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When will fusion power startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems go public? (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-30 | by Tim De Chant | tags: fusion power, commonwealth fusion systems, lorence kim

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She Ate at Denny’s Before She Set a Record Rowing Solo Across the Pacific — Here’s the Surprising Way the Chain Responded (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-27 | by Jonathan Small | tags: denny’s, kelsey pfendler, nvidia

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This El Niño is set to be the largest on record by a ‘mind-blowing margin’ (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-23 | by Dinneen | tags: el niño, berkeley earth, climate change

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Painting the sides of railroad rails white to reduce derailment (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: union pacific, rail temperature, white paint

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The real mystery behind Moana: After 1,700 years, why did Polynesians suddenly sail east? (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-12 | tags: island, long, long pause

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Dimming the Sun Would Help Lower the Risks of El Niño (wired.com)

2026-07-08 | by Molly Taft | tags: events, geoengineering, global

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Harmonizing standards and resources for the medical genome (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-01 | by Ashley | get Genomic Data Storage Kit → | tags: personalis, pacific biosciences, illumina

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Prosecutors used a man's ChatGPT logs to try to link him to the Pacific Palisades fire, but it didn't work (techspot.com)

2026-06-29 | get ChatGPT Log Analysis Tool → | tags: chatgpt, pacific palisades, jonathan rinderknecht

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Pacific Palisades Fire Court Case Ends in Mistrial (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-26 | get Fire Safety Emergency Kit → | tags: pacific palisades, wildfire, jurors

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Anthropic's latest hiring spree reveals where it's building AI data centers next (cnbc.com)

2026-06-25 | by Kai Nicol-Schwarz | get AI Data Center Server → | tags: anthropic, ai data centers, asia-pacific

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Elon Musk Says SpaceX Is “Like Union Pacific,” Which Is Extremely Funny If You Know What Actually Happened to Union Pacific (futurism.com)

2026-06-22 | by Joe Wilkins | get SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Model → | tags: spacex, union pacific, elon musk

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These ideas from the Asia-Pacific region are empowering people with tech and sports (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-16 | get Smart Sports Wearable → | tags: asia-pacific, ovum, ai tools

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The El Niño Situation Is Looking Absolutely Brutal (futurism.com)

2026-06-13 | by Joe Wilkins | get El Niño Weather Station → | tags: el niño, japan meteorological agency, noaa

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Show HN: Putt.day a daily mini golf game (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-12 | get Mini Golf Puzzle Book → | tags: mini golf, putt.day, kenney

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Is It a Super El Niño Year? It Could Turn the World’s Weather Upside Down (wired.com)

2026-06-11 | by Brian Kahn | get El Niño Weather Tracker → | tags: caused, pacific, record

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United Nations Issues Grave Warning About El Niño (futurism.com)

2026-06-03 | by Joe Wilkins | get El Niño Weather Alert Kit → | tags: world meteorological organization, el niño, climate patterns

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As AI Expands, Erin Brockovich Taps Communities to Map Data Center Concerns (cnet.com)

2026-06-02 | by See Full Bio | get Smart Community Data Map → | tags: erin brockovich, data centers, ai infrastructure

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Pacific Fusion’s latest prototype packs 440 gigawatts into an 80-nanosecond burst (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-02 | by Tim De Chant | get High-Speed Power Storage Module → | tags: pacific fusion, pulser module, inertial confinement

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Something Made Earth's Molten Core Reverse Direction In 2010 (slashdot.org)

2026-06-01 | by Posted | get Seismic Earth Core Model → | tags: earth's core, satellite measurements, planetary magnetic field

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Erin Brockovich takes aim at data center secrecy (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-31 | by Anthony Ha | get Data Center Security Camera → | tags: data centers, erin brockovich, pacific gas electric

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Decades of Effort Restore Steelhead and Salmon Passage on Alameda Creek (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-29 | get Salmon Passage Fish Ladder → | tags: california trout, pacific gas & electric, noaa fisheries

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China vs. Taiwan: The Geography of an Unfinished War (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-26 | by Raghu Kondori | get Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Kit → | tags: china, taiwan, indo-pacific

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Scientists Detect Huge Structure Under Ocean Fueling the Deadly Upcoming El Niño (futurism.com)

2026-05-21 | by Joe Wilkins | get Oceanic Research Satellite → | tags: kelvin wave, ocean warming, el niño

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Watch Deep-Sea Creatures Feed on a Whale That’s Been Dead for Over 20 Years (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-20 | get Deep-Sea Creature Model Kit → | tags: deep-sea creatures, whale falls, northeast pacific

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More than sixty percent of the United States is experiencing drought conditions (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-14 | get Drought Tolerant Garden Kit → | tags: la niña, virginia tech, pacific northwest

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Forecasters predict wildfires, floods, severe heatwaves from incoming El Niño (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-14 | get El Niño Weather Alert Kit → | tags: el niño, imperial college london, world weather attribution

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Are we really headed for a ‘super’ El Niño? What the science says (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-14 | by Witze | get El Niño Climate Monitor → | tags: el niño, noaa, brazil wildfires

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A New Way to Fight Climate Change Emerges From Erupting Volcano (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-11 | get Volcano Eruption Simulation Kit → | tags: volcanic eruption, methane pollution, south pacific