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pacific ocean

Environment
Company making detergent bottles out of ocean plastic
The island formed after an eruption at the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano, a two hour boat ride from the island of Tonga.
Environment
What do you do when a new volcanic island arises from the great blue ocean? You climb it.
Pete Knutson and his son Dylan sell local Pacific salmon at outdoor markets around the Seattle area. The sign on their stall at a recent market in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood reads, “In response to multiple customer inquiries regarding the Fukushima i
Environment
Worried about radioactive ‘Fukushima’ fish in the US? Don’t be, scientists say
SS Kroonland is seen on 2 February 1915 at the Culebra Cut while transiting the Panama Canal. Kroonland was the largest passenger ship to that time to transit the canal.
Business, Economics and Jobs
The Big Canal
Excavator at work, in Bas Obispo, Panama Canal (1886).
Business, Economics and Jobs
Panama: A historical perspective
palau
Environment
In Palau, a glancing blow from Typhoon Haiyan prompts a glance toward climate change
Residents walk along the coastal village while strong winds from Typhoon Haiyan battered Bayog town in Los Banos, Laguna, south of Manila November 8, 2013.
Environment
Monster storm Haiyan batters the Philippines
Environment
Research suggests ocean garbage patches may be bigger than once believed
Environment
Giant mass of plastic threatens marine life in Pacific
Australia’s, and America’s, Convict Pioneers
Environment
Unusual Typhoon Leaves Southern Philippines Reeling
Conflict & Justice
Listening to the Deep Ocean
Arts, Culture & Media
An Island Nation With No Drinking Water
Global Politics
Samoa to move west of dateline
Trash Vortex
When Native Cultures and Environmental Movements Clash
Matt’s Whale
After War, El Salvador Confronts Ravaged Environment
The Other Oil Spill
Marianas National Marine Monument
Mt. Desert Rock
Environment
In the Philippines, after the high water
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo answer
Environment
Geo Quiz and answer
Global Politics
Philippines brace for second typhoon
Global Politics
Geo answer
Conflict & Justice
Geo answer
Environment
Geo answer
Sports
Marshall Island sprinter
Environment
Geo answer