The East Pacific Rise This broad, 8,000-mile-long bulge in the crust of the earth differs in many ways from the rest of the ocean bottom. It may be the result of huge convection currents in the ...

There's a strange slice of Planet Earth deep below the Pacific Ocean near Easter Island which may explain the East Pacific Rise, the world's fastest spreading ocean ridge, according to scientists.

At the East Pacific rise, which is pushing a plate into the west coast of South America, the rate is 12.6 inches (32.2 cm) per year.

The East Asia and Pacific region remains one of the fastest growing and most dynamic regions in the world. Over the past two decades, most countries in the region have achieved strong and stable ...

In April 1982, the first-ever biology expedition to the East Pacific Rise set sail from San Diego. It was an exploration of one of the Pacific Ocean’s tectonic plate boundaries, where, more than 2,500 ...

is under pressure due to trade tensions and the rise of new technologies,” said World Bank chief economist for East Asia and the Pacific Aaditya Mattoo. “The best course of action is to deepen ...

East Asia and Pacific is one of the world’s most disaster prone and heavily impacted regions by climate change. The World Bank is supporting innovative, impactful, scalable projects and initiatives to ...