Fiji – Flash Floods From Tropical Cyclone “Tino” Leave 2 Dead
At least 2 people died in flash flooding brought by heavy rain from Tropical Cyclone “Tino” in Fiji. Fiji National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) said that 2 people died after…
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Tonga Launches New 10-Year Joint National Action Plan on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management
Tonga has launched a revised Joint National Action Plan on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management (JNAP2). The plan will play a central role in guiding Tonga’s efforts to build…
Rising Disaster Risk but Little Insurance Interest in Pacific Islands
PHNOM PENH, June 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Pacific island nations are some of the world’s most disaster-prone countries, yet only a handful have signed up to an insurance scheme…
Tonga – PCRIC Insurance Payout Following Cyclone Gita
In the wake of Cyclone Gita, the government of Tonga received a US$3.5 million payout from the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC) based on its insurance cover against tropical…
Tonga – Drones Play Key Role in Cyclone Gita Disaster Recovery
A company from Brisbane, Australia, at the cutting-edge of drone technology is leading the way in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for disaster recovery in the wake of Cyclone…
New Zealand – Ex-Cyclone Gita Brings Strong Winds, 8 Metre Waves and Flooding
The remnants of Cyclone Gita passed over New Zealand between 20 and 21 February, 2018, bringing with it strong winds, high waves and heavy rain. Earlier this month Tropical Cyclone…
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…
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…
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…
Tropical Cyclone Kofi Side-Swipes Tonga, as Fiji Counts the Cost
The tropical depression that battered Fiji last week has moved away toward the Tonga islands, and has been reclassified to a Category One Tropical Cyclone. Tonga Cyclone Kofi (16P) has…
