UH study: Pacific Islanders used fire to shape landscapes  : Maui Now
The geographic and ecological breadth of the research points to the use of controlled burning by the inhabitants to shape island vegetation.
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The geographic and ecological breadth of the research points to the use of controlled burning by the inhabitants to shape island vegetation.
New wildfire-based research examined the relationships between historical human land use, climate, and fire occurrence across Micronesian islands.
The coral islands of Palau in the western Pacific are best visited by boat, and catamaran Four Seasons Explorer offers a new option for visitors to a nation with conservation in its constitution.
Thousands of people are being impacted by drought in the Federated States of Micronesia. The four states - Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae - have all been experiencing drier than normal weather since December last year with the U.S National Weather Service predicting things are likely to worsen under current El Nino conditions.
The four states - Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae - have all been experiencing drier than normal weather since December last year.