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COP31 and Beyond: Implications for the Pacific Region

Turkiye will be the official host country for the COP31 climate summit following a highly contested bidding process against Australia and the Pacific Island nations. Australia and the Pacific region will still play important roles for COP31 following a new unique compromise with Turkiye. But without Australia and the Pacific in the drivers’ seat, what …

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How underwater volcanic explosions impact marine species: research

A group of scientists from the University of Tasmania and the CSIRO are on a 54-day trip to the Pacific nation of Tonga to learn more about submarine volcanoes.  The research will highlight the impacts of the 2022 eruption of Tonga’s underwater Hunga volcano, which devastated the marine ecosystems within 100 kilometres of the site.  …

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