Pacific atolls face $10 billion cost of rising sea, says World Bank
9 hours ago · The Pacific atolls face a significant climate funding gap, the World Bank report said. The cost of physical adaptation, by building seawalls in urban centres, house raising and inland relocation ...
World’s largest coral discovered in Pacific near Solomon Islands
8 hours ago · 14 Nov 2024. Scientists have found the largest coral in the world near the remote Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean, a gigantic organism that can be seen from space. The “mega coral” is 32 ...
World’s largest coral found in the Pacific near Solomon Islands
13 hours ago · The largest coral ever recorded has been found by scientists in the southwest Pacific Ocean. The mega coral - which is a collection of many connected, tiny creatures that together form one ...
Scientists say they've discovered the world's biggest coral ... - CBS News
5 hours ago · Global coral reef bleaching event is largest on record, report says 03:59. Scientists say they have found the world's largest coral near the Pacific's Solomon Islands, announcing Thursday a major ...
UN chief issues global SOS as new reports warn Pacific sea-level …
Aug 27, 2024 · A “worldwide catastrophe” is imperiling Pacific Islands and the world must respond to the unprecedented and devastating impacts of rising seas “before it is too late,” the United Nations chief...
China fires ICBM into Pacific Ocean in first such public test in ...
Sep 25, 2024 · China says it successfully fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, a rare public test that analysts said was meant to send a message to the United...
Hurricane Kristy strengthens into a Category 4 storm in the Pacific Ocean
Oct 23, 2024 · MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Kristy strengthened into a Category 4 storm in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday and was expected to remain away from land as it churns in the Pacific Ocean, forecasters said. The major hurricane was 710 miles (1,140 kilometers) south-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico, and was ...
The worldwide catastrophe of rising seas especially imperils Pacific ...
Aug 27, 2024 · The Pacific is getting hit hard despite only producing 0.2% of heat-trapping gases causing climate change and expanding oceans, the UN said. The largest chunk of the sea rise is from melting ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland. Melting land glaciers add to that, and warmer water also expands based on the laws of physics.
Live updates: Tonga hit with tsunami after volcanic eruption - CNN
Jan 15, 2022 · A tsunami has hit Tonga and reportedly sent waves flooding into the capital after an underwater volcano in the South Pacific erupted.
Climate change increasing threats in southwest Pacific: WMO ... - UN News
Nov 10, 2021 · WMO said sea surface temperatures and ocean heat in parts of the southwest Pacific are increasing at more than three times the global average rate. “Marine heatwaves” have bleached once vibrant...
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