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An abandoned ship full of EVs is burning in the Pacific 

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6 Pacific Northwest Ice Cream Shops With Must-Try Local Flavors

Ever since readily available ice arrived in Seattle in 1872, ice cream “saloons” gave those in the Pacific Northwest a…

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California’s Iconic Pacific Coast Highway Reopens Today After Wildfire Damage

The Pacific Coast Highway between Santa Monica and Malibu has reopened for traffic today. The section of the highway had…

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Enormous boulder washed inland a sign of Pacific tsunami history

Analysis has shown a boulder weighing almost 1,200 tonnes in Tonga is one of the largest known wave-transported rocks in…

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Pacific Meridian recalls garlic powder because of metal contamination

Pacific Meridian Group, LLC, of Oakland, CA, is recalling 175,000 lbs. of its Gold Garlic Powder Irradiated because of potential…

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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch isn’t a just a floating trash pile

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Azure waves lapping against huge piles of built-up junk. Garbage mountains rising above the…

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Pacific island water security requires new approach

Hydrology experts at Flinders University are calling for urgent investigations into the operation of bore-fields that access fresh groundwater on…

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An event in the Pacific Northwest celebrates a less-celebrated plant: moss : NPR

One of the activities at Moss Appreciation Week is a build-your-own-terrarium workshop. Nina Johnson/Lewis & Clark hide caption toggle caption…

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Foraging seals enable scientists to measure fish abundance across the vast Pacific Ocean

Over the past 60 years, marine biologists at UC Santa Cruz have monitored the behavior of northern elephant seals that…

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Pacific Coast Paradise Route Named No. 1 Road Trip in the U.S. West Coast

Whether you're traveling solo or with a family, road trips are one of the best ways to see the United…

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