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It is an undisputable fact that Pacific islanders face an existential threat from climate change.To a far more immediate degree than people living in most other parts of the world, inhabitants of low-lying atolls and archipelagos in the Pacific have to worry about losing their security and liveli

A leading hurricane forecast amended its early-season prediction Thursday, increasing the chances for a more active storm year with the demise of El Niño.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced the dissipation of El Niño, a storm-thwarting climate pattern, during the hurrica

Australia looks to have succeeded in watering down language on climate change in the communiqué of today's Pacific Islands Forum leaders' summit in Tuvalu.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is dedicating $150 million to support climate change resilience in the Pacific. Ms Ardern made the announcement in Tuvalu, where she is attending the 18-nation Pacific Islands Forum which starts today. Link to full article below. 

A landmark new report from the world’s scientists has warned the pressures humans are putting on land are enormous, unsustainable and are adding to the climate crisis. Link to full article below. 

Researchers say that teasing out the role of human-induced global warming — as opposed to natural fluctuations — in individual weather extremes will help city planners, engineers and home-owners to understand which kinds of floods, droughts and other weather calamities are increasing in risk.

Conservationists in Northland say the Whangārei District Council needs to get real about climate change after a hectare of native forest was felled to make way for a subdivision. Link to full article below. 

The Pacific Climate Change Centre to be based in Samoa, will open in September.The centre will be the first of its kind in the region and will deliver capacity development programmes in adaptation, mitigation, climate services and project development. Link to full article below.

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2nd Pacific Islands Environment Leadership Awards (PIELA).