Big floods hit Hawaii these days, the biggest in the last 20 years

Hawaii has been hit by a system that meteorologists call "Kona Lows." This is a type of low-pressure cyclonic storm that forms in the central Pacific during the winter. Parts of the island (especially Oahu and Kauai) have received so much rain that records have been broken. The heavy rains…

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US Virgin Islands plan to build its first artificial reef to protect itself from heavy storms

As climate change takes its toll and the effects get worse, many countries developed their own various strategies to adapt or at least lower consequences. In this case United States Virgin Islands. That Caribbean state is planning to build its own artificial coral reef as possible protection for severe storms. …

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Pinaki Atoll VIDEOS

Here are three short videos (less than one minute each) about Pinaki Atoll (blogpost about it is here https://tropicalislands.net/pinaki-atoll/ ).

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