SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. & KWAJALEIN ATOLL, Marshall Islands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In the face of a changing climate that could make atolls and low-lying islands uninhabitable as early as 2030, the Marshall ...

Hydrology experts at Flinders University are calling for urgent investigations into the operation of bore-fields that access fresh groundwater on Pacific islands, including Kiribati, where rising sea ...

While world leaders from wealthy countries acknowledge the “existential threat” of climate change, Tuvalu Prime Minister Kausea Natano is racing to save his tiny island nation from drowning by raising ...

Imagine a set of tropical island that only receives 7,000 visitors per year, but offers unparalleled opportunities to spot a ...

MIDWAY ATOLL, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands — Flying into the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Midway Atoll appears out of the vast blue Pacific as a tiny oasis of coral-fringed land with ...

Ecological restoration may save coral atoll islands from the rising seas of climate change, according to an international team of scientists, conservationists, and an indigenous leader. Ecological ...

Bikini Atoll likely has the most misleading name in the history of islands -- more than Mexico's Isla Mujeres or England's Isle of Man. Far from being full of Insta-posing beach models, Bikini Atoll ...

Gerd Masselink received funding from the Global Challenges Research Fund for this research. Paul Simon Kench receives funding from: Catalyst Fund: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, NZ ...

Low-lying atolls in the Pacific Ocean have long been considered some of the most vulnerable areas to climate change, as rising sea levels threaten to submerge them. But over the past decade, ...

While world leaders from wealthy countries acknowledge the “existential threat” of climate change, Tuvalu Prime Minister Kausea Natano is racing to save his tiny island nation from drowning by raising ...