By Claire Turrell Samoa, an archipelagic country composed of nine islands in the South Pacific Ocean, is on the frontline of ...

A series of underwater volcanoes have been discovered near the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean ... between French Polynesia and American Samoa. Millions of years ago, the Pacific plate moved ...

While deep-sea mining could reduce U.S. dependence on foreign supply chains, environmental advocates warn that the practice may cause lasting ecological damage, including toxic sediment plumes, noise ...

How visiting American Samoa differs from some other Polynesian islands It is important to understand how visiting ... and if you’re passing by someone or near a private space, say “tulou” (excuse me) ...

The Samoa volcanic islands arise as the Pacific tectonic plate ... that has data that can be downloaded in near-real time through the EarthScope data center, Yoon noted. The seismic signal of ...

None of the areas is near American Samoa — the closest ... Richmond said he’d worked with Pacific island communities including in American Samoa for decades and respected Congresswoman ...

It is the first time a Pacific Island nation has hosted the event ... the shade at her Sima PJ Beach Fale resort in the village of Tafitoala, Samoa, on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, near where a New Zealand ...