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Guam's water, power outage still remains after Typhoon Mawar

About half of the island remains without water, and about 65% is without power. It may be weeks until the utilities are fully restored, local authorities said.
Tiny Vanuatu uses its 'unimportance' to launch big climate ideas
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Tiny Vanuatu uses its 'unimportance' to launch big climate ideas

It wants a top international court to weigh in on whether nations are legally bound to protect against climate risks.
How to move a country: Fiji’s radical plan to escape rising sea levels

How to move a country: Fiji’s radical plan to escape rising sea levels

In Fiji, the climate crisis means dozens of villages could soon be underwater. Relocating so many communities is an epic undertaking. But now there is a plan – and the rest of the world is watching.

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Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson: The climate crisis threatens to rob us not just of our living, but also of our dead

As Pacific nations face the prospect of losing entire islands, the thought of leaving behind the bones of our ancestors is unbearable.

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Part 1: When climate change arrives at your door

A podcast examining the decision faced by Pacific people as climate change makes their islands unliveable: can we stay on our land or will we be forced to leave?
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Plastic debris on remote islands raises temperatures by 2.5C and threatens turtle populations

Accumulated plastic debris on the beaches of two remote island groups increased local maximum temperatures by nearly 2.5C, new research has found.

15 months, 5 trips, a gut-wrenching sight: How we reported the Marshall Islands story

15 months, 5 trips, a gut-wrenching sight: How we reported the Marshall Islands story

The Marshall Islands show that the comfort and security of the United States have not come without a price.

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