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Geologists have uncovered the remains of a massive tectonic plate beneath the Pacific Ocean, a plate that had been hidden for ...
The forward deployment of warships marks Washington's commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, the Navy ...
Biogeographical regions of marine organisms, i.e., their distribution across different habitats, often overlap well with the major global ocean currents. The geological age of the currents plays a ...
In June, the former U.S. Coast Guard ship USCGC Mellon —one of 12 Hamilton -class high-endurance cutters—arrived in Vietnam ...
With it, Vakafua said, came blended finance tools that would fit the needs of the Pacific countries--especially in a region where, despite being on the frontlines of climate change, less than 1 ...
Open a book of maps and look for the “Indo-Pacific” region – it likely won’t be there. Yet the Indo-Pacific is now central to how many countries think about strategy and security. It describes a ...
Asia has been hit by over 20 earthquakes above a 2.5 magnitude in the last 24 hours, with four powerful ones in central and southeast Asia, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
China sends largest naval fleet in decades to region, threat level severe, Taiwan says By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard December 9, 20249:05 PM PSTUpdated December 9, 2024 ...
But strategy also sits on a map, and where a country places its resources also tells the story of what it values. According to the Lowy Institute’s 2024 Global Diplomacy Index, China now leads the ...
A brilliant map showed just how big the Pacific Ocean is. The Ocean, which is around 32 percent of the planet’s total surface area and 46 percent of its water surface, covers 165.25 million ...
JAKARTA — Excavators have begun clearing land in the Indonesian region of Papua in what’s been described as the largest deforestation undertaking in the world. A total of 2 million hectares (5 ...
After two and a half years of fighting a war on their own soil, Ukrainian forces are continuing to advance within Russia, as their surprise invasion of the Kursk region enters its third week ...