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- 1Guam Warns Pacific Islands of Militarization Costs●As the Pentagon Expands Across the Pacific, Guam Offers a Warning The U.S. militarization of Guam has left its residents
A new report examines the consequences of decades of U.S. military expansion on Guam, where residents live with pollution, environmental degradation and loss of cultural land. As the Pentagon broadens its footprint across the Pacific to counter China, the piece argues other islands hosting new bases could face the same legacy.
- 2Tropical Storm Nolo Nears Hawaii as Bay Area Families Check on Loved Ones▼Pacific Storms: Bay Area residents check on family as Nolo nears Hawaii, islands' 3rd major storm in 2 months
Tropical Storm Nolo is approaching Hawaii, marking the islands' third major storm in two months. In the San Francisco Bay Area, residents with family ties to Hawaii are reaching out to check on relatives as the storm nears landfall. Officials and communities are monitoring conditions amid an unusually active Pacific storm season.