Tag: pacific
‘It’s not Chinese assistance’: Australia accuses China of taking undue credit for aid projects in the Pacific
Minister Pat Conroy says Chinese ‘branding’ of multilateral development projects to bolster its influence in the region is a consistent frustration Australia news live: latest politics updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast China is bolstering its geo-political influence in the Pacific by “branding” Asian Development Bank projects – funded…
Powerful earthquake could raise Pacific north-west sea levels ‘dramatically’ – study
Likelihood of potentially devastating quake above 8.0 magnitude in next 50 years is 15%, study states A massive earthquake in the Pacific north-west could rapidly transform areas of the coast from northern California to Washington, causing swaths of land to quickly sink, “dramatically” raising sea level and increasing the flood risk to communities. That’s according…
Pacific Palisades Fire: LAFD Helps Save Treasured Belongings
Amid the Pacific Palisades Fire, which has forced 30,000 southern California residents to evacuate their homes, LA firefighters stepped in to save cherished belongings from burning homes. Los Angeles firefighters are trying their best to bring comfort in the chaos. During the raging brush fires in the Los Angeles areas of the Pacific Palisades, Topanga…