WORLD FACTBOOK (US)

• #JOM GO: Follow the sea breeze to Mantanani Island
  New Straits Times
  Thursday April 18, 2019 12:41 am EDT

• Islands & climate change: Storm surges & coral bleaching affecting tourism | Travel News
  Travel News | eTurboNews
  Thursday April 11, 2019 9:52 pm EDT

• The Surprising Story Of Bonaire's Salt Pyramids
  Forbes
  Thursday April 18, 2019 6:59 am EDT

• Seychelles President Makes Underwater Plea to Protect World’s Seas
  The New York Times
  Sunday April 14, 2019 9:10 am EDT

• Meet the millionaires (and billionaires) behind Indonesia's best island hotels
  CNN
  Sunday April 14, 2019 9:10 pm EDT

• How Alarming Is It That Islands Are Just Disappearing?
  Atlas Obscura
  Wednesday March 27, 2019 3:00 am EDT

• Tonga signs 15-year satellite deal after January cable outage
  ZDNet
  Sunday April 14, 2019 10:09 pm EDT

• Tahiti could be your next getaway with French Bee's direct flight from SFO
  7x7
  Thursday April 18, 2019 12:16 pm EDT

• The Toll of Tourism: Can Southeast Asia Save Its Prized Natural Areas?
  Yale Environment 360
  Thursday April 18, 2019 5:24 am EDT

• Seabird Poop Can Be Good for Coral Reefs
  Atlas Obscura
  Tuesday March 26, 2019 3:00 am EDT

• Buy your own Italian paradise island from $1.1 million
  CNN
  Monday March 25, 2019 3:00 am EDT

• Indonesia: 193m people, 17,000 islands, one big election. Here's what you need to know
  The Guardian
  Sunday April 14, 2019 8:17 pm EDT

• The potential of ocean protection
  Environmental Health News
  Sunday April 7, 2019 3:00 am EDT

• Dolphins Settling In and Welcoming Guests
  St. John Source
  Friday April 19, 2019 2:26 am EDT

• April 2019 Chartering Update
  Cruising World
  Thursday April 18, 2019 1:44 pm EDT

• Will Large Protected Areas Save the Oceans or Politicize Them?
  Yale Environment 360
  Monday March 25, 2019 3:00 am EDT

• Archaeology is unravelling new stories about Indigenous seagoing trade on Australia's doorstep
  Phys.Org
  Thursday April 11, 2019 8:40 am EDT

• Search for lost sea containers leads to discovery of 16th-century Dutch shipwreck
  Fox News
  Thursday April 4, 2019 3:00 am EDT

• Bacteria surrounding coral reefs change in synchrony, even across great distance
  EurekAlert
  Friday April 12, 2019 5:02 am EDT

• ‘Mr. Key West’ quietly donated his private island to a nature refuge for research
  Miami Herald
  Tuesday April 9, 2019 3:00 am EDT

• Coral World Ocean Park, American Airlines Rescue Injured Sea Turtle
  St. John Source
  Thursday March 28, 2019 3:00 am EDT

• Cities and countries aim to slash plastic waste within a decade
  The Conversation
  Thursday April 18, 2019 5:10 pm EDT

• Daughter looks back on Don Hellwinkel's naval career
  The Record-Courier
  Thursday April 18, 2019 12:57 pm EDT

• San Andreas vet recalls WWII service, naval battles fought
  Calaveras Enterprise
  Tuesday April 9, 2019 8:00 am EDT

• Standing on the shoulders of science above the South China Sea fray
  East Asia Forum
  Thursday April 18, 2019 8:00 pm EDT

• Fish Finder fishing report from Byron Stout: April 19
  NBC2 News
  Thursday April 18, 2019 1:48 pm EDT

• Wreck of World War II aircraft carrier, unseen for more than 75 years, found
  9news.com.au
  Thursday March 21, 2019 3:00 am EDT

• Did China commit 'crimes against humanity' in the South China Sea?
  DW (English)
  Monday March 25, 2019 3:00 am EDT

• Waters off Galápagos have way more alien species than previously known
  Mongabay.com
  Tuesday April 16, 2019 7:46 am EDT

• Family vacations: 6 great resorts for kids and adults
  Considerable
  Thursday April 18, 2019 1:42 pm EDT

• Content Lineup: Adventure Through Nature With Mixed Reality at EarthxInteractive 2019
  dallasinnovates.com
  Thursday April 18, 2019 5:24 pm EDT

• The Best New Cruise Ships & Itineraries: 2019 Hot List
  Condé Nast Traveler
  Tuesday April 16, 2019 8:12 am EDT

• Rising sea levels may build, rather than destroy, coral reef islands
  Phys.org
  Tuesday November 13, 2018 3:00 am EST

• Bethany Beach to host fourth annual Poseidon Festival
  Coastal Point
  Thursday April 18, 2019 11:11 am EDT

• Ex-Philippine officials turn to the courts to fight China
  NavyTimes.com
  Friday March 22, 2019 3:00 am EDT

• Why plight of coral reefs won’t move South China Sea claimants
  South China Morning Post
  Tuesday January 15, 2019 3:00 am EST

• Wreck of WWII aircraft carrier USS Wasp discovered in the Coral Sea
  Fox News
  Thursday March 14, 2019 3:00 am EDT

• Why a Chinese officer said South China Sea island fortification is driven by 'threats'
  NavyTimes.com
  Wednesday January 9, 2019 3:00 am EST

• Beijing to restore coral reefs after island building in South China Sea
  South China Morning Post
  Wednesday January 2, 2019 3:00 am EST

• 11 Best Phone-Free Travel Destinations 2019
  Vacation Spots without Technology
  Saturday April 13, 2019 6:00 am EDT

• PH protests China’s harvest of giant clams
  INQUIRER.net
  Tuesday April 16, 2019 7:23 pm EDT

• Maldives: Climate change could actually help coral islands rise again – but they're still at risk
  Phys.Org
  Wednesday November 14, 2018 3:00 am EST

• A silent death in the contested waters of the South China Sea
  South China Morning Post
  Saturday December 29, 2018 3:00 am EST

• New Caledonia Commits to Protecting More of Its Coral Sea Natural Park
  The Pew Charitable Trusts
  Monday October 29, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Japan gets more than it bargained for with tourist boom
  Nikkei Asian Review
  Wednesday April 17, 2019 2:24 am EDT

• Rising seas give Marshall Islands a stark choice: relocate or elevate
  National Geographic
  Monday November 19, 2018 3:00 am EST

• Between Worlds
  Orion Magazine
  Thursday April 11, 2019 5:16 pm EDT

• Fake 500 baht banknote found in Krabi store
  The Thaiger
  Friday April 19, 2019 3:16 am EDT

• 7 Epic Queensland Sporting Events To Tackle In 2019
  Junkee
  Thursday March 28, 2019 3:00 am EDT

• Concrete and coral: Beijing's South China Sea building boom fuels concerns
  Reuters
  Wednesday May 23, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Opinion: Is this Saudi Arabia's Renaissance period?
  Arabian Business
  Thursday April 18, 2019 4:30 pm EDT

• Why you need to visit Fitzroy Island in 2019
  Pebble Magazine
  Monday November 19, 2018 3:00 am EST

• What Is the Coral Triangle?
  Live Science
  Monday February 11, 2019 3:00 am EST

• Marshall Islands Will Fight Sea Level Rise by Raising Islands
  The Weather Channel
  Tuesday February 26, 2019 3:00 am EST

• Maya Bay’s extended closure “vital to conserve the ecology”
  The Thaiger
  Thursday April 18, 2019 4:21 am EDT

• Sea turtle returns to find nesting beach turned into airport
  INQUIRER.net
  Saturday April 13, 2019 6:27 am EDT

• This gorgeous island in the Tasman Sea only allows 400 visitors per night: Take a look
  CNBC
  Saturday January 12, 2019 3:00 am EST

• Unique Vacation Locations for Luxury Travelers
  MENAFN.COM
  Thursday April 18, 2019 1:27 pm EDT

• China lands bomber on South China Sea island for first time
  CNBC
  Saturday May 19, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Australia's Pacific Step-Up: More Than Just Talk
  The Diplomat
  Friday February 8, 2019 3:00 am EST

• The Marshall Islands Plans to Raise Its Land to Survive Rising Sea Levels
  Gizmodo
  Monday February 25, 2019 3:00 am EST

• Maya Bay to be closed for up to five years
  The Thaiger
  Wednesday April 17, 2019 6:12 am EDT

• Oil Spill Threatens a Treasured Coral Atoll in the South Pacific
  The New York Times
  Wednesday March 6, 2019 3:00 am EST

• Month-Long Oil Spill in the Solomon Islands Threatens World's Largest Coral Reef Atoll
  Smithsonian.com
  Monday March 11, 2019 3:00 am EDT

• Submarine Cable Project Starts in Solomon Islands
  SubTel Forum
  Wednesday February 6, 2019 3:00 am EST

• His Pacific Island Was Swallowed by Rising Seas. So He Moved to a New One.
  The New York Times
  Thursday July 26, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• The leaping lesbian lizard and other endangered animals facing extinction after death of the final Yangtze
  The Sun
  Wednesday April 17, 2019 6:10 pm EDT

• Australia's LGBT-Only Island
  Daily Beast
  Saturday April 18, 2015 3:00 am EDT

• Suspect arrested for sexually assaulting British tourist on Koh Phi Phi
  The Thaiger
  Thursday April 18, 2019 2:33 am EDT

• OPINION | Over-arching concerns regarding military training plan
  Marianas Variety
  Thursday April 18, 2019 1:21 pm EDT

• UN roundtable weighs viability of floating cities
  Smart Cities Dive
  Monday April 8, 2019 3:00 am EDT

• An oil leak in the Solomon Islands is threatening the world's largest raised coral atoll
  CNN
  Thursday March 7, 2019 3:00 am EST

• Study Finds Damaged Coral Reefs Around Samoan Island of Upolu
  National Geographic
  Friday May 11, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• It's been 76 years since the World War II battle that set the stage for Japan's defeat — and changed naval warfare forever
  Markets Insider
  Tuesday May 8, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Some Scientists Predict These Islands Are Doomed, But That's Not the Whole Story
  Live Science
  Friday April 27, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Researchers Find Native Sea Urchins Can Save Hawaii's Coral Reefs
  Island Conservation News
  Monday August 27, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Vocus Group chooses Alcatel Submarine Networks for Coral Sea Cable System submarine network construction
  LightWave Online
  Thursday July 5, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Vocus scores AU$137m subsea cable contract with Australian government
  ZDNet
  Tuesday June 19, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Who owns the Spratlys? Palace invokes pro-PHL arbitral ruling vs. China
  GMA News
  Friday April 12, 2019 9:18 am EDT

• Many Small Islands, One Big Problem
  Harvard Political Review
  Saturday January 12, 2019 3:00 am EST

• How Plastic Cleanup Threatens the Ocean’s Living Islands
  The Atlantic
  Tuesday January 22, 2019 3:00 am EST

• China builds rescue centre on artificial Spratly island
  South China Morning Post
  Wednesday January 30, 2019 8:51 am EST

• Solomon Islands: Heavy Rain Warning Number Eighteen (5 Jan 2019)
  Solomon Islands
  Saturday January 5, 2019 3:00 am EST

• Australia's plans to build foreign ties with undersea cables hits snags at home
  Reuters
  Tuesday July 31, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Montebello Islands' coral and underwater life under threat from rising sea temperatures
  ABC News
  Saturday June 2, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Climate change endangers the Galapagos and the Florida Reef. Tourism makes it worse.
  Vox.com
  Monday March 18, 2019 3:00 am EDT

• Ten questions answered about the Coral Sea Cable System
  businessadvantagepng.com
  Tuesday October 30, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Tropical Cyclone potential in the Coral Sea next week
  WeatherWatch.co.nz
  Thursday November 29, 2018 3:00 am EST

• Heavy Rain Warning Number Sixteen (4 Jan 2019)
  Solomon Islands
  Friday January 4, 2019 3:00 am EST

• The military paid for a study on sea level rise. The results were scary.
  The Washington Post
  Wednesday April 25, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Culture and Conservation Beneath the Sea
  The New York Times
  Friday September 21, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Rats! Coral Reefs Aren't Getting the Bird Poop They Need
  WIRED
  Wednesday July 11, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Tropical Cyclone Oma threatens Vanuatu and New Caledonia
  Al Jazeera English
  Sunday February 17, 2019 3:00 am EST

• Island or Rock? Taiwan Defends Its Claim in South China Sea
  The New York Times
  Sunday May 20, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• How coral bleaching threatens Caribbean communities: Analysis reveals Caribbean communities that are most at risk from the social and ecological effects of coral bleaching
  Science Daily
  Thursday February 21, 2019 3:00 am EST

• “The Thai military wants us dead” – Phuket Seastead owner
  The Thaiger
  Thursday April 18, 2019 1:40 am EDT

• Paradise Threatened: Fiji’s War Against Climate Change
  The New York Times
  Wednesday October 24, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Hall of Fame golf tournament returns to Sea Island on March 10
  Brunswick News
  Wednesday February 20, 2019 3:00 am EST

• Endangered hawksbill turtles tracked in marine park to be opened to fishing
  The Guardian
  Tuesday May 29, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Despite Many Threats, Some Coral Reefs Are Thriving
  Scientific American
  Wednesday May 23, 2018 3:00 am EDT

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