With the need for urgent attention to climate crisis in the Pacific, climate campaign manager writes, “for years, our pleas for help have fallen on deaf ears….”
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Pacific Island Climate Outlook Forum convenes tenth session
Representatives of Pacific NMHSs and partner agencies came together to review climate and ocean conditions in the Pacific and provide outlook guidance
As extreme weather ravages the Pacific, there is much to do and no time to waste
Climate change is already pushing some human systems and ecosystems beyond their adaptation limits. Pacific Island nations have been spearheading demands for stronger commitments.
La Niña just raised sea levels in the western Pacific by up to 20cm. This height will be normal by 2050
The impacts of sea level rise from climate change and the ongoing La Niña event are largely responsible for this year’s Western Pacific increased flooding.
Nine to twelve tropical cyclones predicted for 2021/2022 cyclone season
NIWA predicted a 59% chance of more than four tropical cyclones in the western region of the Pacific and a 46% chance of more than six tropical cyclones for the eastern region
Pacific likely to experience double-dip La Niña episode
Pacific to experience a rare occurrence of a double-dip La Niña in the coming months, shows Climate models and predictions tools
The house that can withstand a cyclone: how traditional dwellings are making a comeback in Vanuatu
Since Cyclone Pam devastated Vanuatu, locals are returning to the saeklon haos, made from vines, palm fronds and grasses.
Drue: The village caught between a rock and a hard place
Cyclones, storm surges and flooding are commonplace for communities across Fiji but climate change means these disasters are becoming more intense says Ms Jackson
Reef revival: Fiji’s corals bouncing back after ruinous cyclone
Cyclone Winston devastated vital coral colonies off Fiji, but five years on, the reefs are alive again, teeming with fish and colour.