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Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's plane makes its landing approach on Pohnpei International Airport in Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019.

The US is building a military base in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Micronesian residents have questions.

Military

The base is seen as another component of the Biden administration’s continued effort to increase its footprint in Oceania.

The Marshall Islands are made up of an archipelago of islands that sit not that far from the current sea level, as evidenced by this photo of the Jaluit Atoll Lagoon.

Documentary chronicles climate change through three children growing up in the Marshall Islands

Climate Change
Palau

Typhoon Haiyan forces an entire island community to relocate

Environment

Far from Pacific home, Micronesians making Missouri home

Business, Economics and Jobs

On Guam, little apprehension from North Korea’s threatened attack

Global Politics
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US military buildup in Guam

The U.S. military plans to redeploy thousands of Marines and their families to Guam from the Japanese island of Okinawa.

Far From the Pacific, Micronesians Increasingly Call Missouri Home

Arts, Culture & Media

Reporter Anna Boiko-Weyrauch has the story of how Micronesians came to Missouri, and how their journey sharply contrasts with the legal struggles faced by other immigrants.

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An American Target Within Reach of a North Korean Missile?

Global Politics

There’s speculation that the North could be planning to launch a missile against an American target this week. Experts don’t seem to think that’s likely. But which if any American target would be within reach of a North Korean missile?

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Australia Considers Re-opening Nauru Detention Centers for Refugees

Conflict & Justice

The Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard endorsed a plan to re-open a controversial detention center on the island of Nauru to tackle the refugee problem.

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Islands at Risk

As part of our continuing coverage of the Kyoto Protocol, Elise Fried reports from the Marshall Islands on the potentially devastating effects of global climate change to islands and other low lying areas. Islanders on these South Pacific atolls say changing weather patterns are already endangering their way of life. This report on the effects […]

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