Pacific Islands

As Global Warming Threatens Corals Worldwide, Woods Hole Scientists Search for ‘Super Reefs’ That Can Take the Heat

If protected, researchers say these coral strongholds may help repopulate more degraded reefs across the Central Pacific.

By Teresa Tomassoni

A Youth-Led Campaign Claims a Win For Climate Justice

By Bob Berwyn

Trump Explores Deep Sea Mining in American Samoa

By Teresa Tomassoni

One-Third of Pacific Island Fish Contaminated With Microplastics

By Johnny Sturgeon

Tonga Poised to Be the First Country to Recognize Rights of Whales

By Katie Surma

Lifeblood for Pacific Islands Threatened as Warming Ocean Drives Tuna East

By Nathan Eagle, Honolulu Civil Beat

International Court of Justice Hears Climate Pleas Ahead of Issuing an Advisory Opinion

By Bob Berwyn

Pacific and Caribbean Island Nations Call for the First Universal Carbon Levy on International Shipping Emissions

By Teresa Tomassoni

Pacific Islands Climate Risk Growing as Sea Level Rise Accelerates

By Bob Berwyn