Tagged Pacific

Vanuatu agriculture experts develop food crops designed to withstand the effects of climate change

West Side Story

Jun 25, 2017

Environment, Innovation, Science, World

Agriculture experts in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu are developing drought-resistant crops to address extreme temperatures and droughts stemming from global climate change. Temperatures in Vanuatu ha...

Earthquake near Fiji prompts tsunami warnings, evacuation efforts

West Side Story

Jan 4, 2017

On Wednesday at around 2:52 local time, an earthquake with an originally recorded magnitude of 7.2 struck near the Fiji Islands, leading to a tsunami warning in areas of the Pacific Ocean. The warnings applied...