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Rise in dengue fever outbreaks across the Pacific driven by the climate crisis, experts say
The Guardian
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August 12, 2025
The climate crisis is driving a sharp rise in dengue fever cases across the Pacific islands, experts say, as infections hit their highest level in a decade and several countries declare emergencies. Pacific Island countries and territories have...
Micronesia’s new initiative empowers local teams to restore reefs with heat-tolerant corals
Island Times
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August 19, 2025
A groundbreaking coral restoration initiative is training and equipping local communities across Micronesia to lead the fight against coral decline using heat-tolerant corals. Led by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and funded by the G20’s Coral...
Pacific Islands focus: community-driven solutions, climate in the courts and celebrating independence
Croakey Health Media
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August 11, 2025
Introduction by Croakey: Local solutions to public health issues are showcased in this month’s edition of the Pacific Islands focus column. Isabelle Zhu-Maguire, PhD candidate at the Coral Bell School of Asia and Pacific Affairs, Department of...
The World Court ruled countries can be held liable for climate change damage – what does that mean for the US? (Opinion)
Daily Camera - Colorado
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August 10, 2025
The International Court of Justice issued a landmark advisory opinion in July 2025 declaring that all countries have a legal obligation to protect and prevent harm to the climate. The court, created as part of the United Nations in 1945, affirmed...
Marshall Islands launches Green Growth initiative with UOG support
The Guam Daily Post
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The Republic of the Marshall Islands has launched its Green Growth initiative with support from the University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant, marking the third successful expansion of the sustainability program across...
‘No one wants to leave’: Marshallese communities push back against the migration narrative
The Pacific Island Times
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August 9, 2025
In the Marshall Islands, where land is not just property but lineage, identity and spiritual inheritance, the idea of leaving is not an option. Even as rising seas flood runways, submerge burial grounds and transform forests into sandbars,...
UH Hilo anthropologist: Marshallese wayfaring and brain science
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
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August 9, 2025
Reading time: 2 minutesMarshallese master navigators read the water and wind to find their way. (Photo: Chewy Lin via University of Stirling) A University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo professor is collaborating on a groundbreaking study into the heart of...
Horrific! How Climate Change Has Caused An Entire Island Nation To Migrate To Australia
Free Press Journal
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In a landmark move, the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu is preparing to become the first country in the world to relocate its entire population due to climate change. Scientists warn that the country, made up of nine low-lying coral islands, may...
Youth deep-dive on climate
Marshall Islands Journal
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August 7, 2025
GIFF JOHNSON Jo-Jikum’s Climate Adaptation Arts Seminar is into its second week at Marshall Islands High School with nearly 50 young people participating in the program. When the seminar started a week ago Monday, there were fewer than 40. But...
Stephen Kent Ellison
Daily Herald - Utah
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It is with profound and unending sorrow that we share that Stephen Kent Ellison left this world on July 18, 2025. It was truly an unexpected passing on Cedar Mountain, surrounded by the nature that he so loved yet without those he most adored. We,...
World’s first industry-wide climate mandate could be launched with shipping vote
Mongabay
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August 7, 2025
Shipping could become the first industry governed by a global treaty that sets enforceable decarbonization standards. In October, more than 100 nations will gather at a meeting of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London to...
The World Court just ruled countries can be held liable for climate change damage – what does that mean for the U.S.?
The Sequim Gazette - Washington State
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August 7, 2025
The International Court of Justice issued a landmark advisory opinion in July declaring that all countries have a legal obligation to protect and prevent harm to the climate. The court, created as part of the United Nations in 1945, affirmed that...
Climate justice victory at the ICJ – the student journey from USP lectures to The Hague
Asia Pacific Report
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July 30, 2025
By Vahefonua Tupola in Suva The University of the South Pacific (USP) is at the heart of a global legal victory with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivering a historic opinion last week affirming that states have binding legal...
Most Sunscreens Harm Reefs and Wildlife — Use These Eco-Friendly Options Instead
Rolling Stone
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August 5, 2025
Before your next vacation, swap out your current SPF for one of these natural, reef-safe sunscreens If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission....
80 years since Hiroshima and Nagasaki — time for a nuclear-free world for a peaceful, sustainable future
Greenpeace International
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August 6, 2025
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. First, I would like to express my deepest condolences to all those who lost their lives as a result of the atomic bombings, and to those who survived the...
Grounded bulker refloated in Canada
Lloyd's List
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August 18, 2025
A BULK carrier that ran aground in a crucial Canadian waterway has been refloated after some of its cargo was unloaded. The Marshall Islands-flagged, 37,145 dwt, 2013-built Federal Yamaska (IMO: 9609665) was en route from Brazil to Montreal when...
Island nations sign climate solidarity declaration in Indonesia
Pacific News Service
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Dozens of island nations signed a declaration in Indonesia on Wednesday to boost solidarity and cooperation on fighting climate threats, including rising sea levels. Smaller nations at risk of the effects of climate change have sounded the alarm...
Climate crisis to legal battles
New Age Bangladesh
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| IUCN IN A quiet courtroom in the Hague, history stirred. A legal ripple, as gentle as a sigh from the Pacific, reached the shorelines of global governance. The International Court of Justice declared, in an advisory fashion though, that one...
The World Court just ruled countries can be held liable for climate change damage – what does that mean for the US?
The Conversation
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August 1, 2025
The International Court of Justice issued a landmark advisory opinion in July 2025 declaring that all countries have a legal obligation to protect and prevent harm to the climate. The court, created as part of the United Nations in 1945, affirmed...
City of Spokane launches community climate policy survey for public input
KREM 2 - Washington State
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August 1, 2025
The survey is part of the next phase for the city's climate planning efforts, which work on future goals and policies regarding climate hazards. SPOKANE, Wash. — The City of Spokane launched a community climate policy survey for public input. The...