A video circulating on social media showed water rushing into a room at U.S. Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll as a series of unexpected waves surged across the low-lying island of Roi-Namur.
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Health Benefits for U.S. Veterans From Pacific Nations Get Step Closer
Citizens of three Pacific Island nations, eligible to serve in the U.S. military, have faced a Catch-22 in gaining access to certain benefits. That may change soon.
For These Veterans of U.S. Military, ‘Free’ Health Care Is a 5-Hour Flight Away
Citizens of three Pacific Island nations, eligible to serve in the U.S. military, find it hard to make use of the health benefits they have earned.
$59 Million, Gone: How Bikini Atoll Leaders Blew Through U.S. Trust Fund
The Trump administration lifted spending limits on the fund, which aids descendants of people forced to leave the coral reef because of U.S. nuclear testing.
In a Land With No Soccer, Group Hopes to Use It to Score Climate Goals
The Marshall Islands Soccer Federation aims to draw interest in the sport — and to growing global warming events in the Pacific.
In the Pacific, Outcry Over Japan’s Plan to Release Fukushima Wastewater
The proposal has angered many of Japan’s neighbors, particularly those with the most direct experience of unexpected exposure to dangerous levels of radiation.
Marshall Islands, Once Nearly Covid-Free, Confront an Outbreak
The Pacific nation was one of the last places on the planet to see its first Covid-19 cases. Now the virus is spreading rapidly.
Tasked to Fight Climate Change, a Secretive U.N. Agency Does the Opposite
Behind closed doors, shipbuilders and miners can speak on behalf of governments while regulating an industry that pollutes as much as all of America’s coal plants.
Pentagon Claims Success in Test of New Tactic to Down Incoming Missiles
For the first time, the United States shot two interceptors at a single warhead, boosting the outlook for antimissile defenses.
Taiwan’s Leader Heads to the South Pacific in a Bid to Fend Off China
China has been pouring aid into the South Pacific nations, raising concerns about whether Taiwan might lose more of its few remaining allies.