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Tsunami alert issued for Japan, Pacific Islands

'No threat to India': INCOIS after earthquake in Russia sets off alarms in Japan, US, Pacific Islands

Tsunami alarms also sounded in coastal towns across Japan’s Pacific coast with authorities urging people to seek higher ground.

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Tsunami alert issued for Japan, Pacific Islands after magnitude 8.7 earthquake off Russia

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Tsunami warnings across Pacific Ocean after 8.8 magnitude earthquake

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8.8-magnitude earthquake sets off tsunami warnings in Japan, Alaska and Hawaii

One of the world's strongest earthquakes struck Russia's Far East early Wednesday, an 8.8-magnitude temblor that set off a tsunami in the northern Pacific region and prompted warnings for Alaska, Hawa...

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Evacuations in Japan and US as major earthquake off Russia triggers widespread tsunami warnings

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Japan Issues Tsunami Advisory After Powerful Earthquake Near Russia

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Sixth-Largest Earthquake on Record Triggers Global Tsunami Warnings

The Kamchatka Krai earthquake was centered 74 mi (119 km) east-southeast of the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, which has a population of 165,000, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and it le...

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Tsunami Alerts Issued for U.S. and Japan After Huge Pacific Quake

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Tsunami watch issued for California coast after massive Russian earthquake

Pacific Ocean, Hawaii and Tropical Storm Keli

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Tropical Storm Keli Forms and Is Second Cyclone Now in Central Pacific Ocean

“It’s pretty high confidence that it’s not going to have any direct impacts on the islands,” said Derek Wroe with the National Weather Service in Honolulu.

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Hurricane Iona and Tropical Storm Keli rumble in the central Pacific off Hawaii

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Tropical Storm Iona forms in the central Pacific, no threat to Hawaii

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Hurricane Iona may bring dry and breezy conditions to Hawaii, but direct impacts aren't expected

Tropical Storm Iona formed in the central Pacific and is expected to continue trekking toward the west over warm, open waters well south of Hawaii.

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Hurricane Iona forms after rapidly strengthening in the central Pacific Ocean, no threat to Hawaii

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Tropical Storm Iona appears south of Hawaiian Islands

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Hurricane Iona, Tropical Storm Keli Develop As Activity Bursts In Central Pacific

However, a large swell is headed toward Hawaii after being generated several hundred miles east of New Zealand.

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Iona strengthens into major hurricane south of Hawaii as Tropical Storm Keli follows

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Hurricane Iona, Tropical Storm Keli form southeast of Hawaii

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The U.S. military is investing in this Pacific island. So is China.

New U.S. radar sites are designed to keep China in check. But Chinese developments, some with questionable connections, could create vulnerabilities.

Warming oceans drive tuna from Pacific islands

For centuries people have braved the ocean to bring back yellowfin, skipjack, bigeye and albacore for their families.

Climate, Gender in Focus for World Bank in Aid-Reliant Pacific Islands

SYDNEY (Reuters) -The World Bank has maintained its focus on climate change and gender equality issues in the Pacific, managing director of operations Anna Bjerde said on a visit to Australia, even as its largest shareholder the United States reduces aid in those areas.

How Pacific students took their climate fight to the world's highest court. And won.

The students set their sights on the Pacific Islands Forum, the region's pre-eminent political group, which that year was holding its annual leaders' summit in Tuvalu. A smattering of atolls along the equator which, in recent years, has become a reluctant poster child for the perils of climate change.

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