Ta in monsoon trough?
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…
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West Wind Swell Warnings / Naan in kakkōl kōn West Wind Swell
The local RTS Weather Station has re-issued a West Wind Swell Warning for Kwajalein and Roi-Namur for the week starting September 28. The warning follows another burst of westerly winds associated with the monsoon trough….
What’s in a Typhoon Name?
Meteorologists say 2026 is off to an unusually active start in the western Pacific. The strengthening El Niño pattern has shifted tropical cyclone formation farther east over exceptionally warm ocean waters, allowing storms more time…
SINLAKU’S MOVING AWAY FROM THE CNMI
Guam storm warnings canceled and Chuuk’s still recovering Saipan and Tinian are finally in the clear now! Editor’s Note: This last week (April 9-14, 2026) Super Typhoon Sinlaku affected several islands in the FSM, Guam,…
‘UTAH COFA EVENT,’ A SUCCESS
About 7,000 Micronesian residents turned out for this historic event The team representing the Compact of Free Association (COFA) for Micronesians in the continental United States achieved another milestone, echoing their success in Texas several…
Marshallese Consular Leaders Meet at RMI Embassy in D.C. (Marshallese/English)
Ri tōl ro an Consulate ko an Majōl raar pād ilo juon kweiḷọk ilo Washington, D.C. Ilo jeṃḷọkin iiō eo lok, (December 17-21,2025), Opij eo an Embassy eo an ri Majōl ilo Washington, D.C. kar…
Reactions to the Proposed Veterans Benefits Bill: Thank you, but we’ll wait and see.
The United States veterans living in the Freely Associated States of Palau, Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands—who honorably got discharged from the U.S. armed forces—are one step closer to finding some real…
Equal Service Should Mean Equal Care: Bipartisan Bill Seeks Expanded Access for Micronesian Veterans
Editor’s Note: Thank you to Patrick Pedrus for bringing our attention to the recent introduction of a bipartisan bill requiring the Veteran’s Administration to deliver concrete services in Palau, FSM and the RMI (A Good…
Chuuk Lagoon oil spill’s under control: Local mentality on the leak, food source and the ecosystem
The environmental oil leak disaster in Chuuk Lagoon is under control, according to a press release from the Chuuk Governor’s office. “On behalf of Chuuk’s Environmental Protection Agency’s diligent work, and with the help from donor…
Farewell to Urusemal: A Journey Home
Read FAREWELL TO URUSEMAL: Uniquely outer-island Yapese – Chikin Meļeļe for Alex Rhowuniong’s original article. Credit to Manu Lester Taweryan Hashigelur for video clips of President Urusemal’s funeral. Watch the funeral: THE FUNERAL OF THE…
