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NWS tracking 3 disturbances
20+ hour, 17+ min ago (499+ words) OVERVIEW: As of Tuesday, NWS was tracking three disturbances in the region: 92 W near Palau, 93 W near Chuuk, and a newly designated 94 W near Kosrae. Image courtesy of National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office Guam A storm alert issued Tuesday…...
Record ocean heat off California coast
7+ hour ago (1396+ words) BIRDS: California brown pelicans in their enclosure at the International Bird Rescue center in Fairfield, Calif. , on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group/Tribune News Service Over the past several months, an intense marine heat wave has developed…...
No threat from 2 new disturbances
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (380+ words) With Super Typhoon Sinlaku still fresh in people's minds, two newly designated tropical disturbances are now drawing the attention of the National Weather Service, though forecasters say neither poses a direct threat to Guam or the Marianas. The Joint Typhoon…...
Invest 91 W is gone, but NWS keeps a close watch as new disturbance stirs to the east
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (596+ words) OVERVIEW: The Joint Typhoon Warning Center closed Invest 91 W on Thursday, and the National Weather Service says a typical dry season pattern is firmly in place across the region heading into the weekend. NWS is now watching closely a separate…...
As Invest 91 W is fizzling out, forecasters keep an eye on what's following behind it
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (637+ words) The tropical disturbance forecasters had their eyes on earlier this week appears to be running out of steam, but that is not the end of the story. Landon Aydlett, warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office…...
Why the Americas lost more giant mammals than Africa or Asia
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (678+ words) Giant species such as saber-tooth tigers triggered "ripple effects" still felt today when they vanished thousands of years ago, say scientists. Many of the world's largest mammals " also including woolly mammoths plus giant sloths and wombats " became extinct between 50, 000 and…...
Ko'ko' comeback: Bird thought lost may be thriving here again
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (696+ words) The traditional voyaging canoe Alingano Maisu is expected to" Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority Deputy Director Fer" Wildlife biologist Lauren Thompson of the Guam Department of Agriculture's Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources plans to share that evidence and…...
Sustainability conference kicks off with energy commitment, storm relief push
1+ week, 2+ day ago (736+ words) SANTOS-BAMBA: Senior Vice President and Provost Sharleen Santos-Bamba gave opening remarks at the University of Guam Conference on Island Sustainability on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Guam in Tumon. David Castro/The Guam Daily Post TENORIO: Lt. Gov. Josh…...
Guam in COR 1 as Sinlaku bears down on Marianas
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1301+ words) SINLAKU: An infrared satellite image taken at 10 a. m. on Monday, April 13, 2026, shows Super Typhoon Sinlaku as it makes its way toward the Marianas. Image courtesy of the'Joint Typhoon Warning Center Guam is now in Condition of Readiness 1 as Super Typhoon Sinlaku…...
Wildfires spread towards northern Japan town
1+ week, 4+ day ago (197+ words) Wildfire spreading in Otsuchi town, Iwate Prefecture Flames from raging wildfires in northern Japan were spreading towards the centre of a town Friday, with authorities urging more than 2, 500 people to evacuate their homes, media reports and the government said. As…...