• Hurricane Iona and Tropical Storm Keli form off the coast of Hawaii

    ByRishav Kothari

    Hurricane Iona and Tropical Storm Keli formed southeast of Hawaii on July 28, 2025, becoming the first two named cyclones of the 2025 central Pacific hurricane season. Iona was named in the NHC advisory issued at 03:00 UTC and reached hurricane strength by 15:00 UTC the same day. Keli followed approximately 18 hours later, reaching tropical storm strength by 21:00 UTC. Both systems are moving westward and are not expected to make landfall.

  • Five tropical systems developing in the Central and Eastern Pacific

    ByTW

    A train of developing tropical low pressure areas currently stretches from the Eastern Pacific Ocean into the Central Pacific. Five tropical lows include the remnants of "zombie" Tropical Storm "Genevieve" and newly developed Tropical Storm "Ise

  • Tropical Storm Flossie crossing Hawaii Islands

    ByChillymanjaro

    Tropical Storm Flossie weakens as it approaches Maui County and The Big Island, entering the cooler waters surrounding Hawaii. Satellite loops suggest a rapid weakening trend with the low level center pulling away from the small area of convection southeast of the

  • New coral map ranks reefs most at risk

    ByChillymanjaro

    The world’s coral reefs face a multitude of threats, from rising ocean temperatures to overfishing. A new map aimed at aiding coral conservation has been developed that points out the reefs that are most and least at risk.The map, and the study that led to it, say