A tsunami warning was issued on Wednesday for the Pacific coasts of Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck Costa Rica, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said.

This stunning Big Sur trail is the best of coastal California with Pacific views, sweeping cliffs, and unique flora - it's a hike not to be missed.

Just five weeks ago, Pacific Coast Highway was smoldering from one of the most destructive firestorms in Los Angeles County history, with burned-out shells where scores of oceanside homes once stood.

A former National Party MP has come out swinging at a Green Party petition seeking visa-free travel for Pacific Island visitors, despite campaigning for the same goal.

A study of plastic trash hauled out of the Pacific Ocean found that most of it had been colonized by coastal life that was thriving right next to species that normally live in the open sea.

This one is thought to hold the most floating plastic - an estimated 79,000 tonnes in a region of more than 610,000 square miles (1.6m sq km). "All sorts of stuff ends up out there," said Dr Haram.

Hundreds of miles of Pacific Northwest coast from northern California to Vancouver, Canada, could fall straight into the sea if another major earthquake strikes the region, an alarming new study ...

Climate change poses major challenges to environmental stability, economic growth, and human development in the East Asia and Pacific region. The region is home to some of the most vulnerable ...

A Pacific storm pounded parts of Southern California on Thursday with heavy rain and street flooding, adding to hassles as holiday travel got underway. Skip to content. Close. Back ...

Coastal sea creatures are finding their way out to the open ocean, thanks to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, said they ...

Storm system brought torrential rains with powerful winds and hail to parts of Japanese pacific coastal area on Tuesday, July 4. In Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, a trailer overturned due to ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - A tsunami warning was issued on Wednesday for the Pacific coasts of Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck Costa Rica, the Pacific ...