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Photo Sources: Australia Embassy, Federated States of Micronesia By Christopher Cottrell July 28, 2026, Federated States of Micronesia___ Australia is increasing support for harm to children and threats to humanitarian supplies with support for UNICEF and Tetra Tech Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) clearing a safe warehouse supply site. Australia Ambassador Grant recently welcomed UNICEF’s newly appointed Chief of UNICEF North Pacific …

By Christopher Cottrell July 27, 2026, Federated States of Micronesia___ President Simina has signed a strategic National Agriculture Investment Plan (NAIP) to prepare the FSM to manage crops in the face of the coming El Niño Events. President Simina said, “ Our work is only beginning…The true measure of this Plan will not be the quality of the document itself, …

Photo Sources: Permanent Mission of the Federated States of Micronesia to the United Nations By Christopher Cottrell July 22, 2026, Federated States of Micronesia__A delegation from Micronesia at the United Nations has raised issues of fortifying global mechanisms for information and communication technologies. They stated, “Micronesia relies on information and communications technologies for development, disaster preparedness, health responses, education, and …

Photo Sources: U.S. National Weather Services Guam, Pacific Islands Forum By Christopher Cottrell July 17, 2026, Federated States of Micronesia__ A special session of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia has approved the ratification of the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) Treaty, allowing the country to better battle climate catastrophes. Led by the Pacific Islands Forum and established in …

Photo Sources: National Weather Service Guam By Christopher Cottrell July 16, 2026__ The U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) issued a statement that they are closely monitoring, “a broad tropical disturbance, Invest 90W” that is “slowly organizing southwest of Pohnpei/southeast of Chuuk near Nukuoro. This disturbance will remain quasi-stationary for the next 24 to 48 hoursas it slowly develops. Early this …

Photo Sources: Cover Image made with AI by Micronesia Sun; Below Map by Joseph Wu, Taiwan National Security Council post on X. By Christopher Cottrell July 7, 2026, Federated States of Micronesia__China’s launch of a nuclear capable ballistic missile across the Pacific Islands and crashing near Tuvalu has outraged the Pacific region just as the lethal Category 5 Super Typhoon …

Photo Sources: U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia By Christopher Cottrell July 6, 2026, Federated States of Micronesia__ With “major damage” reported across Rota including destruction to Mayor Aubrey Hocog’s office with 180 mph winds and gusts hitting 215 mph, the U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia are ready for recovery and repair efforts across Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern …

Photo Sources: U.S. National Weather Service Guam By Christopher Cottrell July 6, 2026, Federated States of Micronesia__Super Typhoon Bavi’s life-threatening eye over Rota landed with extreme 180 mph winds, according to a warning from the U.S. National Weather Service Guam. The National Weather Service has just posted this update video. Still, dangers exist. They state, “THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS …

Photo Sources: U.S. National Weather Services Guam By Christopher Cottrell Friday, July 3, 2026, Federated States of Micronesia__Typhoon Bavi is growing intensity today and the next two on a trajectory threatening Guam and Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) as of this morning 7:00 ChST, with U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia urging emergency …

Photo and Video Sources: U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy Kolonia, U.S. Embassy Majuro By Chrisotpher Cottrell July 2, 2026, Federated States of Micronesia__ U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Michael George DeSombre is preparing to celebrate the United States of America’s 250th birthday this Fourth of July—as indeed the Trump administration, U.S. government, U.S. …