Pacific Islands

Super Typhoon Bavi hit the Mariana Islands on Monday with winds reaching 180 mph on Rota. The storm follows another major typhoon that struck the region in April. Residents are dealing with renewed power outages and damage just weeks into the typhoon season.

22. juni 2026 Rapportert av AI

President Donald Trump issued an executive proclamation earlier this month allowing commercial fishing in parts of three national marine monuments across the Pacific Ocean. The move affects roughly half a million square miles in areas including Hawai‘i, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.