AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoSubsea Energy: A Seattle startup says it generated net-positive power for just 8.7 seconds from an undersea geothermal test off Oregon. The early proof of concept could have direct relevance for Tonga: the company is planning a commercial project offshore Tonga in 2027, with up to six generators aimed at reducing reliance on imported diesel. Tongan Health Research: Researchers are investigating a genetic form of Parkinson’s linked to the PINK1 gene, found at unusually high rates among Samoan and Tongan communities. More than 400 Pasifika people in New Zealand may have the condition, and a research team has been working in Tonga. Coastal Risk: An Asian Development Bank report tracking five coastal cities, including Nuku’alofa, warns that rising seas and flooding could drive major economic losses across Asia and the Pacific. Sea levels in parts of the western tropical Pacific are rising by about six millimetres a year.
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