MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Barbara has strengthened into a hurricane, the first of the eastern Pacific hurricane season.

Despite an early start, the 2025 eastern Pacific hurricane season is expected to be near- to below average, according to NOAA ...

A tropical storm is expected to form Tuesday night or Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean ... Once confirmed, the storm would be named Alvin. Satellite imagery shows showers and thunderstorms starting ...

are living with snails and other worms underneath the shallow seafloor crust in an area known as the East Pacific Rise. They were discovered when a deep-diving, remotely operated vehicle dug into ...

A community of marine life was found below the East Pacific Rise, a volcanically active ridge located where two tectonic plates meet on the floor, according to a paper published Tuesday in Nature ...

An eelpout swims by a tower of tubeworms at the Tica Vent, a site on the East Pacific Rise 8,200 feet deep. Animal life is flourishing underneath the seafloor according to a new study of deep-sea ...

Hurricane season begins earlier in the Eastern Pacific, starting on May 15 ... This allows ocean temperatures to rise earlier in the season. Additionally, ocean currents in the region help ...