The Tropical Pacific Ocean

Iguanas Likely Crossed the Pacific

After a 5,000-mile float, these iguanas probably set an ocean record

There are 45 different species of Iguanidae in the Caribbean and the tropical, subtropical and desert areas of North, Central, and South America, including the marine iguanas of the Galapágos and the chuckwallas in the American Southwest.

Science News · 2d

The mystery of how iguanas crossed the Pacific Ocean may be solved

The iguanas' 8,000-kilometer trip — one-fifth of the Earth’s circumference — is the longest made by a flightless land vertebrate.

U.S. News & World Report · 2d

Iguanas Likely Crossed the Pacific Millions of Years Ago on a Record-Setting Rafting Trip

Scientists think that's how iguanas got to the Galapagos Islands off of Ecuador and between islands in the Caribbean. Initially they thought Fiji might be a bit too far for such a

The current La Niña event is already on its way out

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - La Niña conditions have been present in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific Ocean since ...

Spring at last! What to know about the season that starts Thursday

Early spring like March and April is the time to plant perennials like forsythias, daffodils and pansies. But gardeners ...

Sierra Sun Times5d

March 2025 ENSO Update: La Niña Conditions Persisted Through February, But Forecasters Expect ENSO-Neutral Conditions to Develop Soon

March 15, 2025 - By Emily Becker - La Niña conditions persisted through February, but forecasters expect ENSO-neutral conditions to develop in the next month and persist through the Northern ...

The Hindu3d

El Niño or La Niña? Anomalous temperature pattern keeps confusion alive

Is this true? Sea surface temperature (SST) patterns in the tropical Pacific Ocean have evolved in a rather unexpected way since early 2024. Recall that the El Niño forecasts issued in early 2023 ...

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How land-loving iguanas from North America may have ended up in Fiji

By floating on a raft of downed trees and broken branches, according to a study published Monday in the journal PNAS. The ...

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The Ultimate Castaways: How Iguanas Survived a 5,000-Mile Ocean Voyage

Fiji’s iguanas embarked on one of the most astonishing ocean journeys in history, rafting nearly 5,000 miles from North ...

Mongabay News on MSN2d

Seal ‘oceanographers’ reveal fish abundance in Pacific Ocean’s twilight zone

Rhythmic clicks, grunts and roars fill the Año Nuevo Island Reserve in California, home to a large breeding colony of ...

Miami Herald on MSN10d

‘Large’-eyed sea creature — with ‘canine-like’ teeth — discovered as new species

Near an island in the South Pacific Ocean, a bright red sea creature with “canine-like” teeth swam around the coral reef.

Phys.org8d

Eukaryotic phytoplankton decline due to ocean acidification could significantly impact global carbon cycle

No significant changes were observed in the North Pacific Transition ... the impact of ocean acidification on primary production. Extrapolating results to global oligotrophic tropical and ...

Nature2d

Iguanas reached Fiji by floating 8,000 kilometres across the sea

Genomic analysis suggests that the ancestors of lizards on Fiji today rafted from North America some 30 million years ago.

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