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These cities will see the last partial solar eclipse of 2025 on Sunday
Days after the Moon turned blood-red during a total lunar eclipse, stargazers are ready for the next celestial event, the partial solar eclipse. This will be the last solar eclipse of the year, offering a spectacular celestial event visible in...

Why loss and damage matter in the Pacific
For many Pacific Island nations, climate change isn’t a distant threat or an abstract statistic – it’s an everyday reality reshaping homes, traditions, and futures. Rising sea levels, coastal erosion, increasing temperatures and severe weather...

B.C. climate news: Report finds Canada's 2030 emissions targets out of reach | New B.C. Green party leader elected | Hundreds of houses evacuated because of wildfire in Peachland
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News National Here's all the latest local and international news concerning climate change for the week of Sept. 22 to Sept. 28, 2025. Published Sep 27, 2025 • 11 minute read FILE PHOTO: Tuvalu residents have been...

China to step up Pacific push after Australia–PNG defense treaty
CANBERRA (AFR)—China will double down on efforts to expand its influence across the Pacific after Australia and Papua New Guinea agreed to ink a comprehensive defense treaty, foreign policy experts have warned. Papua New Guinea Prime Minister...

PROFILES: Global lessons inspire Vicki Dilley’s decades of service in Northfield
The fourth-smallest nation in the world, Tuvalu, consists of a series of islands about halfway between Hawaii and Australia. Despite living in the nation with smallest total GDP in the world, Vicki Dilley said the people of Tuvalu "live in...

Can Lai’s Taiwan Hold on to Its Diplomatic Allies?
During Tsai Ing-wen’s presidency, Taiwan lost ten official diplomatic partners to China, which utilized its economic power to peel away the democracy’s allies. Since President Lai Ching-te took office in May 2024, however, Taiwan has managed to...

Introducing some young leaders for climate health
Australia’s first Youth Climate and Health Summit will take place in Naarm/Melbourne next week (29-30 September), bringing together young people aged 15-30 to explore the powerful intersections of climate change and health. The Climate and Health...
Trump pans climate change, touts his energy agenda in UN speech
On the day before a United Nation’s summit on climate change, President Donald Trump delivered wide-ranging remarks to the UN General Assembly on Sept. 23 that included calling climate science and renewable energy initiatives a “con job” and a...

Familiar Tensions Emerge at the Pacific Islands Forum
Tension at the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is not new. At the summit in 2018, China’s envoy started a spat with the host country, Nauru, which recognized Taiwan at the time. In 2019, at the summit in Tuvalu, Australia was the disruptor. The...

The great LNG scam: the IMO’s climate credibility is on the line
Elissama Menezes and Andrew Dumbrille, directors of Equal Routes, write for Splash ahead of this month’s crunch green vote at the International Maritime Organization. In the face of the upcoming International Maritime Organization. (IMO) Net-Zero...
UN must adapt to Blue Pacific, not the other way around...
Pacific leaders took the 2050 Strategy to the UN, calling for climate justice, fair finance, and security defined by peace and solidarity. By Renate Rivers Pacific Island leaders addressed the United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) 80th session...

Cognitive Consumerism: AI risks turn us into passive thinkers
Homepage > News > Editorial > Cognitive Consumerism: AI risks turn us into passive thinkers This post is a guest contribution by George Siosi Samuels, managing director at Faiā. See how Faiā is committed to staying at the forefront of...

Japan boosts Pacific alliances as global confidence in U.S wanes
TOKYO (PMN)—As trust in the United States fades globally, one of its closest allies, Japan, is actively seeking to strengthen its ties with countries in the Pacific and Asia regions. Concerns over trade disagreements, security pressures, and...

Helen’s Plea for Climate Justice before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) | Part 6 (Last Part)
A personal account by Dr. Jan Yves Remy (External Counsel for Saint Lucia in the ICJ Advisory Opinion Proceedings) . 1) Treaty Obligations — Hard Law, Not Aspirations On the treaties, the Court grouped duties as we did: it found that relevant...
Fiji moves to secure more Tuna supply for PAFCO, says Fisheries…
Fiji is making headway in talks with Pacific neighbours to ensure steady tuna supply for the Pacific Fishing Company (PAFCO) in Levuka, Fisheries Minister Alitia Bainivalu told Parliament. Responding to an oral question from Opposition MP Faiyaz...


Lost in Space: The Limits of Geolocation in a Satellite-Connected World
“Where are you?” is not an easy question to answer on the Internet. The telephone system’s address plan embedded a certain amount of physical location information in the fixed-line network, and a full E.164 telephone number indicated your location...

Japan boosts Pacific alliances as global confidence in US wanes
As trust in the United States fades globally, one of its closest allies, Japan, is actively seeking to strengthen its ties with countries in the Pacific and Asia regions. Concerns over trade disagreements, security pressures, and political...
Pacific to IMO: Fast-track the Net-Zero fund or fail
Pacific leaders are calling for the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to fast-track setting up its Net-Zero Fund (NZF), warning that without urgent action the Organisation will fail to deliver on its own commitment to contribute to a Just...

KALW Almanac - Wednesday October 1, 2025
Today is Wednesday, the 1st of October of 2025, October 1 is the 274th day of the year 91 days remain until the end of the year 81 days until winter begins Sunrise at 7:05:59 am and sunset will be at 6:51:08 pm. We will have 11 hours and 45...