A tropical storm formed in the Pacific Ocean on Monday at the same time a different tropical storm was churning in the Atlantic Ocean but moving away from land, forecasters said.

La Niña is about eight times more likely to occur than El Niño. Typically, that means a warmer and drier winter for Texas.

A view of Pacific Ocean along coastline at Pacifica Municipal Pier in Pacifica, California, United States on July 30, 2025.

Since 2013, billions of sea stars, an elegant ocean species commonly known as starfish that are a key part of the environment ...

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