US Marines dig in and take a well earned rest - Iwo Jima, March 1945 #ww2 #worldwar2 #usmarines #marines #IwoJima #pacific #1940s #history

With all the scare about a super El Nino, here's some well needed nuance and extra information by the ever patient Bob Henson.

#ElNino #climateChange #weather #Pacific #ocean

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/05/whats-a-super-el-nino-and-other-el-nino-questions-answered/

What’s a ‘super El Niño’? And other El Niño questions, answered

We get into it: Why some meteorologists don't like the term 'super El Niño,' why climate change can lead to El Niño surprises, and more.

Yale Climate Connections

Venue: University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, #Vietnam
Conference date: October 23, 2026

Call for Papers: https://twp.ai/IlrEFI

#CFP #OEGlobal #OpenEducation #Asia #Pacific #OpenFutures
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OpenAP 2026: Call for Papers

Call for Papers Asia-Pacific Conference on Open Education (OpenAP 2026): “Open Futures: Empowering Fair and Inclusive Higher Education in the Asia-Pacific”

GO-GN Asia-Pacific Hub

Audio should be fixed for "Driving from Ruby Beach (Forks, WA) to Tacoma, WA at night | Time Lapse" on Odysee. Please let me know if you experience any issues.

#rubybeach #olympicnationalpark #forks #washington #pnw #pacific #timelapse #dashcam #tacoma

https://odysee.com/@ipov:0/ruby_beach_to_tacoma:3

Driving from Ruby Beach (Forks, WA) to Tacoma, WA at night | Time Lapse

Odysee

The AI conversation is not only about tools. It’s about moats.

For Pasifika communities, our advantage may not come from scale, but from what AI struggles to replicate:
trust, cultural fluency, community, identity, and human coordination.

The future may belong to communities that combine strong social cohesion with technical capability.

I wrote about what Pacific AI moats could look like.

#AI #Pacific #Innovation #pasifika #oceania #alfredtora #work #culture

http://alfredtora.org/2026/05/15/pasifika-communities-need-ai-moats-heres-what-that-actually-means/

Pasifika Communities Need AI Moats. Here’s What That Actually Means

The emergence of AI raises concerns about reliance on technology for competitive advantage; instead, moats are built through trust, culture, and ownership. Pacific communities should focus on lever…

Alfred Tora
World Capitals

The latest news and headlines, featuring real time updates for countries, cities, states, politics, economy, sports, food, culture via Ken's Blogspot

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#driving #timelapse #pnw #washington #pacific #olympia #kalaloch #forks #ruby #beach

https://odysee.com/@ipov:0/olympia_to_ruby_beach:c

Driving from Olympia, WA to Kalaloch and Ruby beach (Forks, WA/Olympic Peninsula) | Time Lapse

Odysee

13 men killed by US military boat strikes identified: ‘These were flesh-and-blood people’

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/15/us-military-airstrikes-caribbean-pacific-victim-identities

All victims of #US strikes in eastern #Pacific and the #Caribbean identified so far came from extremely #poor communities

13 men killed by US military boat strikes identified: ‘These were flesh-and-blood people’

All victims of US strikes in eastern Pacific and the Caribbean identified so far came from extremely poor communities

The Guardian

Nauru moves to change its name in break from colonial past

https://www.dw.com/en/nauru-change-name-naoero-referendum/a-77140283

> The parliament of Nauru has agreed to change the South Pacific microstate's name to "Naoero". A referendum will now take place on the constitutional change.

#mapstodon #osm #Naoero #Nauru #pacific

Nauru moves to change its name in break from colonial past

The parliament of Nauru has agreed to change the South Pacific microstate's name to "Naoero". A referendum will now take place on the constitutional change.

Deutsche Welle
#Hawaii is turning #ocean #plastic into roads to fight pollution
An island #recycling program is designed to solve the islands’ unique exposure to discarded fishing gear, tourist waste and the #GreatPacificGarbagePatch, which engulfs the island chain every few years. To date, 90 metric tons of plastic trash have been removed from the #Pacific Ocean, and more than a metric ton of fishing nets alone have been paved into Hawaiian roads.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/hawaii-plastic-pollution-recycle-roads
https://archive.ph/IX4yD
Hawaii is turning ocean plastic into roads to fight pollution

The ocean plastic that washes up on Hawaii’s beaches is recycled into asphalt to pave roads. The roads are then tested for microplastic pollution.

Science News