Iguanas likely crossed the Pacific millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip
Researchers have long wondered how iguanas got to Fiji, a collection of remote islands in the South Pacific. Most modern-day ...
The stunning Pacific island that hasn't been owned by another country for 3,000 years
An island country offering unspoilt white sandy beaches encompassed by some of the most pristine coral reefs left on the ...
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Pacific island water security requires new approach
Hydrology experts are calling for urgent investigations into the operation of bore-fields that access fresh groundwater on Pacific islands, including Kiribati, where rising sea levels are already ...
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Yapese navigator plans to build traditional Micronesian canoe on Hawai‘i Island
Thomas Raffipiy plans to build the canoe in Hawaiʻi in August. He's calling on Micronesian youth and other local kids to ...
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No sign of missing sea ambulance as 6-day search ends in the Pacific
Authorities on Monday suspended the search for a Marshall Islands sea ambulance, missing since March 3, according to the U.S.
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The mystery of how iguanas crossed the Pacific Ocean may be solved
The iguanas' 8,000-kilometer trip — one-fifth of the Earth’s circumference — is the longest made by a flightless land vertebrate.
Pacific Islands Forum to build relations with various nations, its chief says
The chief of the Pacific Islands Forum has stressed the importance of its members building relations with various countries, ...
A tiny island country is selling citizenship for $105,000 to save itself from rising seas
Nauru, a tiny Pacific island nation spanning just 8 square miles, has launched a “golden passport” initiative to raise money ...
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Pacific Island Sells Citizenship To Fund Climate Survival
As rising seas swallow homes, the tiny Pacific island of Nauru is turning to an unconventional survival strategy - selling ...
This Pacific island country has it’s own “Golden Visa”: For $105,000 you can become a citizen for a good cause
As a result of the effects of climate change, and with climate financing running out, Nauru is selling “golden passports” to foreigners for $105,000 as its looks to fund a mass relocation of its ...
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Scale of cuts to the VA in the Pacific unclear
With significant proposed cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs by the administration of President Donald Trump, it’s ...