Tuesday, December 17, 2024

7.3 Earthquake Near Pacific Island Nation Damages US Embassy

US embassy in Vanuatu suffers 'considerable damage' as powerful quake strikes Pacific nation

Posted by retort at 09:32 AM | 2 COMMENTS | permalink

More

Vanuatu was hit by a 7.3 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday, seriously damaging the US Embassy. Meanwhile, the island nation is in court over climate. Will the US pay to rebuild the embassy and protect the island its on from disaster, just do one, or skip doing both? www.newyorker.com/news/the-led ... [image or embed]

-- eric goff (@ericwg.bsky.social) December 17, 2024 at 8:32 AM

Comments

I love how the headline assumes no one here knows Vanuatu is an island nation in the Pacific.

#1 | Posted by sentinel at 2024-12-17 07:36 PM

"Will the US pay to rebuild the embassy and protect the island its on from disaster, just do one, or skip doing both?"

Nonsense like this undermines sincere environmental efforts.

#2 | Posted by sentinel at 2024-12-17 07:40 PM

Drudge Retort Headlines

School Shooting in Madison (60 comments)

Trump, Re CEOs: 'Everybody Wants to Be My Friend' (34 comments)

Musk Put $277 Million Into the Election -- Now He's $200 Billion Richer (24 comments)

Experts Predict Mass Deportation Would Damage US Economy (19 comments)

Member of Secretive Christian Sect Sentenced to 120 Years (18 comments)

Mitt Romney Predicts JD Vance will be GOP's 2028 Nominee (17 comments)

Steve Bannon: Trump Can Run for a Third Term in 2028 (14 comments)

Trump Businesses Hiring More Foreign Guest Workers (12 comments)

Trump Tantrum: Boeing Air Force One Updates Won't be Ready until 2029 (12 comments)

Madison Shooter Suspect is 15-year-old Female Student (11 comments)