While it’s not unusual for the Pacific Ocean to kick off first — its season begins May 15 — many recent years have featured early named storms in the Atlantic Ocean. This year is unusual.

Storms that form in the region, which derive their strength from ocean waters often higher than 85 degrees, can affect Mexico and the United States. Sometimes, eastern Pacific hurricanes track ...

Four storms can be seen over the Pacific Ocean in a NASA satellite image, Nov. 11, 2024. Photo by NASA Earth Observatory/Wanmei Liang.

Tropical Storm Alvin formed in the the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, May 29, becoming the first named storm anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere this year.. Forecasters with the National ...

Mexican authorities have inspected Donald Lawson’s capsized sailboat in the Pacific Ocean, but did not find him on board, according to a statement Friday from his wife, Jacqueline Lawson.. His ...

After the collision in the Pacific Ocean this month, Rick Rodriguez and three other sailors were rescued by a fellow boater, with an assist from a satellite internet signal.