A tribe living on a remote South Pacific Island who believe Prince Philip is their god and the incarnation of a volcano spirit are devastated over his death and have started a ritualistic mourning process that could last for weeks. The Yaohnanen tribesmen and women on the Vanuatu island of Tanna had been asleep when the Duke … Read more
Australia will send thousands of coronavirus vaccine doses to Pacific Islands despite blood clot link to AstraZeneca jab meaning Aussies won’t all be immunised until 2022 More than 10,000 vaccination doses will be sent from Australia to Pacific Islands This is despite Australia’s vaccination program being derailed by blood clot link AstraZeneca jab will no … Read more
Two men who were stranded on a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean for 15 months in the 1960s have come forward to share their stunning story of survival more than 50 years later. Mano Totau and Sione Fataua were teenagers studying at a boarding school in the island nation of Tonga when they and … Read more
Last month the Earth had its coldest February in seven years, thanks to the effect of La Niña. The irregular weather pattern causes abnormally strong winds that make the ocean colder than normal. During February, the average temperature in the contiguous US was 30.6 F, or 3.2°F below the 20th century average. But it was … Read more
Last month the Earth had its coldest February in seven years, thanks to the effect of La Niña. The irregular weather pattern causes abnormally strong winds that make the ocean colder than normal. During February, the average temperature in the contiguous US was 30.6 F, or 3.2°F below the 20th century average. But it was … Read more
Kate Hudson shows off her toned body in a bright pink athletic top while picking up a meal in Pacific Palisades By Sam Joseph Semon For Dailymail.com Published: 23:07 GMT, 12 March 2021 | Updated: 23:08 GMT, 12 March 2021 Kate Hudson was spotted stepping out in Pacific Palisades on Friday morning. The 41-year-old actress … Read more
SpaceX engineers once staged a mutiny after they were left without food and cigarettes while working ‘like slaves’ to build a launch pad on an island in the Pacific during the company’s early years, according to a new book. The strike, which was staged in 2005, took place as SpaceX’s rocket engineers were racing to … Read more
The North Pacific is home to an enormous swirl of plastic waste twice the size of Texas known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, but how the trash made its way to the region has been a mystery among scientists – until now. Researchers from the US and Germany set out to uncover pathways that … Read more
Tsunami alert for New Zealand: Residents on north coast are told to move inland as 7.7 magnitude quake causes ocean surges The quake hit north of New Zealand on Thursday midnight local time (1320 GMT) It struck off the coasts of Vanuatu and New Caledonia at a depth of six miles Tsunami warnings issued for New … Read more
Harrison Ford, 78, looks fit as he heads to a tennis lesson in the Pacific Palisades… ahead of new Indiana Jones flick By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 00:06 GMT, 25 January 2021 | Updated: 00:21 GMT, 25 January 2021 He’s one of Hollywood’s most recognizable action stars, with two uber successful global franchises under … Read more