There have long been tensions between the Paris government and pro-independence voices among the indigenous #Kanak population in New Caledonia, colonised in the second half of the 19th century and part of French overseas territories spanning the globe. Antonia Kerrigan explains #France#NewCaledonia#Pacific #SouthPacific
American Samoa’s Sinking Land Speeds Up Sea Level Rise - Eos
In American Samoa, the sea is rising 4 times faster than the global average. And an ongoing project has shown that land subsidence is to blame: The crust is relaxing after an earthquake and tsunami in 2009, compounding the effects of climate change.
If you're interested in #weather in the Western Pacific, you can now follow @himawari_wpac, a new bot that regularly posts from a cycle of satellite pictures covering #Japan / #Korea, #TootSEA, and #ANZ and the #SouthPacific among others, all gathered in more-or-less real-time from the Himawari family of satellites (JMA, NOAA/NESDIS, CSU/CIRA).