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- 1Pacific Islands Urge Debt Relief in Climate Fight▼South Pacific: As Small Islands Battle Climate Change, Debts Should Not Be Weaponized
Small island states in the South Pacific, among the most vulnerable to climate change, are being urged to receive debt relief rather than face growing financial burdens while coping with rising seas and extreme weather. A new commentary argues that debts should not be weaponized against countries already spending heavily on climate adaptation, as the region calls for fairer treatment in international finance.
- 2California braces for flooding and landslides as super El Niño looms●“ After years of erosion, California is bracing for flooding and landslides ahead of this year’s expected super El Niño,
California is preparing for flooding and landslides as forecasters expect a super El Niño this year, a warming of equatorial Pacific waters that disrupts weather patterns worldwide. After years of coastal erosion, communities such as Pacifica, south of San Francisco, are already showing strain, and officials worry heavy winter storms could worsen damage to weakened cliffs and hillsides.
- 3Live feed from the International Space Station draws viewers●Live feed: https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=M3HKLzjvKPc Current location: http://www. openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-22.63 39&
A live video feed from the International Space Station, showing Earth from orbit, is circulating online alongside the station's current position roughly over the South Pacific. The stream, associated with space agencies including NASA, ESA, JAXA and CSA, lets viewers watch the planet in real time as the station circles it.