Editor’s Note: The reporting last month about eight Somali men detained at Guantánamo is the first detailed firsthand accounts I have seen since Chikin Melele reported on the experience of a Marshallese man held there…
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Exposed coral in Palau. Dead fish in Lamotrek. Waves over Ebeye’s dock. Across Micronesia, residents are watching the ocean for signs of what may come next. In a video posted June 18 by Palau’s Coral…
Part 1: Dead Fish on Lamotrek/Ek ko Rej Mej ilo Lamotrek Part 2: The Pacific’s Quiet Transformation/An Pacific Ukoktak ilo Jokāne Part 3: Preparing for What May Come/Pojak Ñan Ta eo Emaroñ Itok Part 2…
Part 1: Dead Fish on Lamotrek/Ek ko Rej Mej ilo Lamotrek Part 2: The Pacific’s Quiet Transformation/An Pacific Ukoktak ilo Jokāne Part 3: Preparing for What May Come/Pojak Ñan Ta eo Emaroñ Itok Part 3…
On August 27, 2026, President Donald Trump posted a graphic on Truth Social that labeled the Strait of Hormuz a “new” U.S. territory followed by the flags of U.S. territories like Puerto Rico, Guam, CNMI…
MARIANA ISLANDS — Typhoon Choi-wan continues to strengthen as it moves northeast and away from the Mariana Islands, but the storm’s effects are far from over. As of Saturday afternoon, October 3, Choi-wan had maximum…
As another El Niño develops across the Pacific, photographs from earlier droughts offer a reminder of what prolonged dry weather can mean on small islands. Water shortages are not simply numbers on a rainfall chart….
What is a monsoon trough? Think of it as a long zone across the tropical Pacific where winds from different directions come together. Air rises along this zone, helping produce clouds, showers, thunderstorms and sometimes…
EBEYE, Marshall Islands — Facebook Live videos from Ebeye yesterday showed large waves washing over the dock and crashing against the sea barriers. Was this El Niño? Yes and no. Kwajalein is already well into…
Editor’s Note: This article is available for you to read in Marshallese – listen in Marshallese – read in English. Part 1: Still No Action to Address Claims of Harassment on Kwajalein Part 2: Security…
