US Geological Survey Archives - The Marshall Islands Journal

Storm surge forces Roi-Namur evacuation

By Journal on January 25, 2024 Ailinglaplap Atoll, David Paul, Deltares, flooding, Giff Johnson, Marshall Islands National Weather Service, Mike Brantley, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Roi-Namur, supercharged waves, University of Hawaii, US Army, US Geological Survey News Archive

GIFF JOHNSON Offshore storm surges supercharged waves Saturday night, causing flooding and some damage at Roi-Namur Island in Kwajalein Atoll, resulting in evacuation of 80 people from the island. Flooding caused by the waves also hit an airport at Ailinglaplap Atoll, leaving rocks, coral and debris in their wake that will keep the runway closed […]

Tide floods airport roads

By Journal on January 26, 2023 2035, Amata Kabua International Airport, climate change, education, employment, Eve Burns, flood, health, High tide, Kwajalein, Peace Park, reservoir, Roi-Namur Island, Traffic, US Geological Survey News Archive

EVE BURNS Have you ever had to drive through a flooded road to get home? On Monday and Tuesday, people from the west side of Majuro had to navigate waves crashing across airport lagoon seawalls and barriers, and water and every kind of debris flooding onto the roads from the reservoir to the Peace Park. […]