Pacific prepares for El Niño

As the Pacific approaches its cyclone season, Pacific Island countries are also preparing themselves for warmer and wetter conditions caused by an El Niño.  In July, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

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Tropical Cyclone Lola develops into category 5 super storm

Tropical Cyclone Lola has strengthened to a category 5 super cyclone, the Fiji Meteorological Service says. A category 5 cyclone means average winds will surpass 198km/h. Residents on Vanuatu’s north-eastern

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Pacific communities placed on El Niño alert

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Programme has advised Pacific communities to prepare for the potential impacts of an El Niño. SPREP says there is approximately a 70 percent chance of El Niño forming in 2023,

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Fiji: tidal flooding to abate today

The heavy swells that affected several communities around Fiji early yesterday morning were triggered by a king tide coupled with moderate to heavy swells, according to the Fiji Meteorological Service. The phenomena

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All eyes on weather system

A significant weather system has developed north-west of Vanuatu and is moving south-east towards New Caledonia and Fiji. The Joint Typhoon Warning Centre at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, placed the system near 12.05 South

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Wet Easter with likely rough weather

By Netani Rika ALL eyes are on a trough of low pressure between Vanuatu and Fiji as the Easter long weekend approaches. Most of Northern Fiji  – including Vanua Levu, Taveuni and associated smaller islands

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