“Our backyard, Our Science”: Professor declares PNG home to the world’s warmest ocean

In an address at the 2026 Melanesian Ocean Summit, Professor Chalapan Kaluwin, Director of the Momis Ocean and Climate Research Institute, issued a bold challenge to policymakers: stop borrowing foreign ideas and start trusting Papua New Guinean science. ​Professor Kaluwin revealed that years of independent research and experiments conducted "in our own backyard" have confirmed that Papua New Guinea, alongside Palau and neighboring island seas, sits atop the warmest ocean waters on the planet. ​ ​"We decided to find time to do this work in our own university, in our own country," Kaluwin told the summit. To access this post, you must purchase Web , Web – One-Day , Web – 14-Day , Web – One-Month , Web – Three-Month , Web – Six-Month , Web – Annual , Web & eBook , Web & eBook – One-Day , Web & eBook – 14-Day , Web & eBook – One-Month , Web & eBook – Three-Month , Web & eBook – Six-Month or Web & eBook – Annual . The post “Our backyard, Our Science”: Professor declares PNG home to the world’s warmest ocean appeared first on Post Courier .

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