Discover why Lord Howe Island Airport, with its runway starting at the ocean’s edge, is ranked the world’s most beautiful ...

Tsunami alerts were issued for Alaska and Hawaii on Tuesday after a major, 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of ...

A massive magnitude 8.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia Tuesday, sparking tsunami warnings in Alaska and Hawaii and ...

A massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Pacific coast on Tuesday, sparking tsunami warnings -- and evacuations ...

France and New Caledonia announced an agreement on Saturday that would give the semiautonomous Pacific territory more freedoms but stops short of granting it independence, more than a year after ...

Various parties signed a historic agreement that recognizes the state of New Caledonia within France. New Caledonia is a South Pacific territory that was colonized by France in 1853 and has been on ...

New Caledonia’s pro-and-anti-independence parties have committed to a so-called “historic” deal regarding the future political status of the French Pacific territory, which is now set to ...

A woman waves a Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) flag in Noumea, New Caledonia, Wednesday May 15, 2024.

Two swimming beaches at state parks in New York are closed due to harmful algal bloom, according to the state Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

New York has 67 state-owned swimming beaches and all are tested regularly to determine the public's risk of coming in contact with waterborne diseases. The beaches are tested at least once a week ...

What beaches in NH are currently under bacteria advisories? The following New Hampshire beaches, listed by town, are under bacteria advisories as of Friday, July 18 at 9:40 p.m.: Need a break?