Tonga – Tropical Cyclone Gita Causes Devastation
Tropical Cyclone Gita passed through the Kingdom of Tonga just 40 km from the capital city of Nuku’alofa as a Category 4 cyclone, with winds up to 200 km per…
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Samoa – Tropical Cyclone Gita Causes Landslides and Flooding
Days of heavy rainfall brought by Tropical Cyclone Gita have caused flooding and landslides in Samoa. The storm dumped massive amounts of rain from 07 to 11 February. Some areas…
NASA Finds Heaviest Rainfall in Tropical Cyclone Gita’s Northern Quadrant
NASA’s GPM core satellite examined rainfall in Tropical Cyclone Gita soon after the storm came together. Tropical Cyclone Gita formed near American Samoa in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean and triggered…
Fiji Villagers Plant Mangroves in Race Against Rising Seas
SUVA, Dec 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – On a muddy beach, under the glaring Fijian sun, villagers living on the banks of Laucala Bay in the capital of Suva carefully…
From Bhutan to Cambodia, Early Warning Saves Lives in Floods
“With extreme weather events becoming more frequent and erratic, access to real-time, accurate information can help build resilience among vulnerable communities” PHNOM PENH, Oct 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Floods…
Climate Change and Flooding Threaten 4.2 Million People on Caribbean and Pacific Islands
BELIZE CITY, Belize – A new study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) estimates that 4.2 million people in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean and in the…
Pacific Nations May Face Droughts and Floods if El Niño Develops Later This Year
A regional organisation is warning of the dire consequences faced by many Pacific nations in the face of a possible El Niño in 2017 and urged countries to start planning…
El Nino-Linked Cyclones to Increase in Pacific With Global Warming-Research
LONDON, Dec 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Small Pacific island states could be hit by more tropical cyclones during future El Nino weather patterns due to climate change, scientists said…
Pacific Nations Lose Shortwave Radio Services That Warn of Natural Disasters
As a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the coast of the Solomon Islands, triggering a tsunami warning across the Pacific, many residents of the tiny country would have turned to…
Fiji – Hundreds Evacuate as Tropical Depression Causes Floods and Landslides
A slow-moving tropical depression has brought heavy rain to parts of Fiji since 16 December. Some areas have recorded almost 500 mm of rain in 24 hours. Fiji’s National Disaster…
Fiji – Whole Village Relocated After Landslide and Cyclone Disasters
The whole village of Tukuraki in Ba, Fiji, is about to be moved and relocated to a safer area, away from the threat of landslides and other natural hazards. Currently…
Fiji (Updated) – Deadly Floods in Viti Levu as Tropical Cyclone Zena Approaches
Update: Local media in Fiji are reporting that 3 people died in the floods of 05 to 07 April, 2016 and the further severe weather brought by Tropical Cyclone Zena.…
Tropical Cyclone Winston – Death Toll Rises, Heavy Rain in Fiji and New Caledonia
Local media in Fiji are reporting that the death toll from Tropical Cyclone Winston now stands at 42, with one person missing and over 100 injured. The number of those…
Fiji – Tropical Cyclone Winston Causes Destruction and Floods – 21 Reported Dead
Tropical Cyclone Winston has swept across parts of Fiji causing widespread storm damage and flooding, leaving hundreds of homes totally destroyed. Quoting figures from the country’s National Disaster Management Office,…
Oxfam and Deloitte Develop Innovative Framework to Deliver Disaster Relief Supplies to Pacific Islands
Oxfam and Deloitte in New Zealand have teamed up to develop a logistics framework and management plans for disaster support and relief in the Pacific region, using expertise and insight…
Floods in Fiji – One Dead, One Missing
Major flooding in Fiji over the weekend resulted in the death of one man, with another still missing, as well as damage to roads and a water treatment plant. One…
