Newsweek's weekly update maps the locations of 12 aircraft carriers in the Indo-Pacific region as of February 7.

“The trade winds blow from east to west across the tropical Pacific Ocean,” Seager told Newsweek. “Because of the rotation of the Earth, the winds drive waters northward to the north of the ...

The pattern had been predicted to form for several months, and weak La Niña conditions were finally officially met this week.

It covers about a third of the Earth. The Pacific Ocean stretches from the continents of Asia and Oceania on the east, to North and South America on the west. It also stretches across both sides ...