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UH Mānoa takes part in global climate conference
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
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July 29, 2025
Reading time: 2 minutesUH Mānoa students Edgardo Diaz Vega and Kapuaonaona Mersberg at the 2025 Korea University Climate Corps Summer School. Students and faculty from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa joined representatives from around the world...
Yap defence projects form U.S power projection in Micronesia
Pacific News Service
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The U.S Department of Defence has released details of its proposed airport and seaport projects on Yap, which would facilitate military deployment and project power posture in the Federated States of Micronesia. While the defence plan does not...
Micronesia leaders renew urgent call for ‘fast-acting cuts in short-lived super…
Pacific News Service
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Leaders from the Micronesia region meeting in Majuro in early July called climate change the “most significant threat” to the islands and renewed calls for urgent climate action. At the conclusion of the 27th Micronesian Island Forum meeting,...
Palau, FSM, RMI, Kiribati, and Nauru to form MPS Secretariat
Pacific News Service
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Nauru is looking to host a Micronesia Presidents’ Summit Secretariat with leaders of Nauru, Palau, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), and Kiribati putting in motion efforts to formalise the legal status...
Micronesia leaders renew call an urgent call for 'fast-acting cuts in short-lived super pollutants'
The Pacific Island Times
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July 26, 2025
Micronesian leaders, back row, joined with youth representatives from the Micronesia subregion to discuss youth concerns and issues as part of the bigger Forum agenda. Photo courtesy of the Marshall Islands President's Office. Majuro — Leaders...
Massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake prompts evacuations and tsunami warnings across Hawaii, California and Japan
The Independent
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July 30, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
ICJ: What the world court’s landmark opinion means for climate change
Carbon Brief
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July 25, 2025
The highest court of the UN has issued a landmark “advisory opinion” stating that nations can be held legally accountable for their greenhouse-gas emissions. Recognising the “urgent and existential threat” facing the world, the International Court...
8.8-Magnitude Earthquake Sends Tsunami Into Coasts of Russia, Japan and Alaska (Pics & Vid)
The National Herald
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July 30, 2025
TOKYO (AP) — One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan and Hawaii and across the Pacific. No substantial damage has been reported so far, but authorities warned people...
Tsunami warning: 8.8-magnitude earthquake sends waves into Hawaii, Alaska, more
Syracuse.com - New York
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July 30, 2025
TOKYO (AP) — One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan and Hawaii and across the Pacific. No substantial damage has been reported so far, but authorities warned people...
Russia Earthquake Triggers Japan Tsunami Warnings: What Travellers Need to Know
TripZilla
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July 30, 2025
If you’re travelling in Japan today, expect significant disruptions across air and rail networks. A powerful 8.8-magnitude undersea earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on the morning of 30 July 2025, prompting widespread tsunami...
Hawaii and parts of Japan downgrade tsunami warnings to advisories
The Sun - California
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July 29, 2025
By MARI YAMAGUCHI TOKYO (AP) — Hawaii and parts of Japan have downgraded their tsunami warnings to advisories after a powerful earthquake. One of the strongest quakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday. It sent tsunami waves...
Tsunami hits Russia's Far East following powerful earthquake
Xinhua News Agency
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VLADIVOSTOK, July 30 (Xinhua) -- A 3- to 4-meter-high tsunami wave was observed in the Yelizovsky District of Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, following a magnitude 8.7 earthquake, local authorities said. "A tsunami wave,...
Tsunami waves reach Hawaii, West Coast hours after historic earthquake
USA Today
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Tsunami waves reached Hawaii and the West Coast after one of the strongest earthquakes in recorded history, a magnitude 8.8 temblor, struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29 and triggered alerts across the Pacific, Alaska and the entire...
DMW seeks better working conditions for OFWs in Micronesia
Inquirer
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July 22, 2025
MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Monday announced that it has signed a joint declaration of intent (JDI) with the Federated States of Micronesia in an effort to ensure “fair, ethical and sustainable” working...
Tsunami alerts issued for Alaska, West Coast after magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia
AOL
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A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29, triggering tsunami alerts for the entire U.S. West Coast and prompting evacuation warnings in Hawaii, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The earthquake was recorded at...
Pacific Communities lead the way in Nature-based Solutions
Pacific Community (SPC)
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Over 290 joined the Pacific Community’s (SPC) Nature-based solutions (NbS) webinar on July 15, 2025, to launch the region’s landmark report and hear insights from a diverse expert panel. Across the Pacific, communities are turning to nature to...
Pacific region sets out climate targets at UN Bonn dialogue
Pacific Community (SPC)
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At the UN climate talks in Bonn, Pacific nations called for urgent and fairer climate finance to deliver NDC3.0, warning that delays are costing lives and stalling action. Pacific Island countries are calling for faster and fairer access to...
The U.S. military is investing in this Pacific island. So is China.
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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By Michael E. Miller,Lyric Li and An Rong Xu Washington Post KOROR, Palau - The U.S. military will next year upgrade Palau’s main harbor, usually frequented by dive boats full of tourists heading to emerald lagoons, so that American warships can...
Tsunami waves hit Hawaii and West Coast after 8.8 magnitude quake off Russia A magnitude 8.8. earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami alerts across the Pacific and the entire U.S. West Coast. Read more »
Yahoo News
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Tsunami waves reached Hawaii and the West Coast after one of the strongest earthquakes in recorded history, a magnitude 8.8 temblor, struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29 and triggered alerts across the Pacific, Alaska and the entire...
Micronesian canoe has maiden voyage on the Foyle
BBC
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ShareSave Dr Melissa Taitano came to Londonderry with three other boat builders A canoe built using traditional Micronesian techniques has made its maiden voyage up the River Foyle. The 8ft (2.34m) canoe was made from a tree felled at the Brook...