Pacific appeals for transparency from Japan as PIF experts find “very big information gaps” on the release of nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean
Tag: Oceans
Japan revises plan to release treated nuclear water into Pacific Ocean
Japan revises the plan to discharge treated nuclear water into the Pacific Ocean whilst Pacific fears the discharge may not be safe
‘Please stop’ – Pacific pleads with Japan over nuclear waste release
Pacific concerned as Tokyo has failed to communicate and be transparent over the nuclear waste release, says the matter “strikes at the very heart of our Pacific people, and we will not let it go.”
Japan offers to meet high level Pacific delegation next month over plans to dump treated radioactive nuclear waste water into the Pacific Ocean
Pacific panel of experts recommend a stop to the release date of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean until Pacific leaders are provided with verifiable scientific evidence to guide their decision
Samoa’s creeping ocean and seawalls
Climate change has pushed Samoa to construct seawall alongside the road on the south coast of Upolu to stop the sea from encroaching any further and causing more damage to the area
Palau’s famed marine sanctuary is intact for now
The famed Palau National Marine Sanctuary is intact for now.
Tonga volcano eruption continues to astonish
Magnitude 5.8 seismic waves generated just over 10 minutes into the climactic eruption near Tonga were picked up at more than 400 monitoring stations around the globe, Scientists say
Tonga volcano eruption blasted millions of tonnes of water into space
Tonga volcanic eruption in January sent as much as 4 million metric tonnes of water vapour into space, according to new research
Guardians of the sea
The Tsoi Group of Islands is among 13 communities is New Ireland Province that is working in partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society to protect their marine resources.
‘Blue Peril’ reveals how deep-sea mining would impact Pacific Islands
A new film provides the first independent visual investigation of the tailings waste and sediment plumes that deep sea mining operations would create, and of how they will affect marine life in Pacific Islands