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Last update: an hour agoSpace Tech (Marshall Islands launch): NASA is preparing a robotic rescue of its aging Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, using Katalyst Space’s LINK spacecraft to rendezvous and boost Swift into a safer orbit; the mission is set to launch from Kwajalein Atoll aboard a Pegasus XL rocket. Ocean & Climate Resilience (Marshall Islands coral work): Woods Hole scientists are hunting “super reefs” in the Marshall Islands—coral areas that keep functioning during heat stress—using modeling, lab testing, and an unmanned survey vessel to find heat-tolerant colonies and map how they connect. Regional Finance & Digital Inclusion (Majuro): Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine urged Pacific ministers to speed up financial inclusion at the FEMM in Majuro, pointing to connectivity and digital finance as tools to overcome correspondent banking losses and outer-island gaps. Fuel Shock (RMI emergency): The Marshall Islands declared a state of emergency after fuel and commodity prices spiked amid Middle East conflict-linked disruptions. Coral Restoration Funding: Bloomberg Philanthropies pledged USD 260 million to expand the Bloomberg Ocean Initiative, including new coral reef restoration efforts in the Marshall Islands. Pacific Weather Risk (El Niño): SPREP urged communities to prepare for El Niño impacts after the WMO’s Pacific climate centre declared an event underway.
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