Jake Bittle / GristDec 5, 2023
The Pacific island nation is seeking $35 billion to protect against sea-level rise and prevent a mass exodus. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
Tim Radford / Climate News NetworkMay 10, 2018
People on low-lying coral atolls need not wait until the rising seas lap at their feet. It’s the island freshwater that is first at risk. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 12, 2017
A new documentary by John Pilger exposes how U.S. military buildup in the Pacific has encircled China—and how local communities across Asia are resisting American nuclear and naval takeover. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 3, 2015
One hundred and eleven thousand cubic yards of radioactive debris lies within Runit Dome, a “hulking legacy of years of U.S. nuclear testing” whose fragile structure is vulnerable to breaking from violent weather associated with climate change. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigSep 25, 2014
Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, a 26-year-old poet from the Marshall Islands, wrote a lyrical letter to her daughter about a world that may be unrecognizable -- thanks to global warming -- by the time the infant comes of age. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Paul Brown, Climate News NetworkJul 2, 2013
An escalating crisis caused by the simultaneous disasters of floods and drought is threatening the Marshall Islands, leading the Pacific nation’s government to appeal to world leaders for action on climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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