Tag: Weather

By Apenisa Waqairadovu in Suva The Association of the University of the South Pacific Staff (AUSPS) will now make necessary submissions to go on a...

RNZ News Mayor Wayne Brown has shut down criticism that he was too slow in declaring a state of emergency after severe flooding in Auckland,...

RNZ Pacific A state of emergency has been declared in American Samoa because of severe weather conditions resulting in damage to roads, infrastructure, property, and...

RNZ News Hundreds of anti-mandate protesters remained on the New Zealand Parliament lawn today as health officials reported a big increase in covid-19 cases nationally. But...

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Cyclone Keni has moved out of Fijian waters and lies about 275km south-southwest of the Tongan capital of Nuku'alofa, reports Pacnews. The...

As relief supplies continue to be delivered to earthquake affected communities, there is another looming disaster over water, reports EMTV News. Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk People...

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Severe Tropical Cyclone Gita has left a trail of destruction after hitting Tonga with 200 kph plus winds during the night. RNZ...

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Tropical Cyclone Gita might be slowing moving away from Samoa but the danger is far from over and a state of...

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The European Union and the Pacific Community have signed an agreement to build resilience to future El Niño-related droughts in the...

By Bob Makin in Port Vila Cyclone Donna has moved on from Vanuatu towards New Caledonia and is now weakening. And Cyclone Ella is gathering strength...

By Bob Makin and BMO News A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 earthquake struck Vanuatu about 1km off Malekula early today, seismologists...

By Matilda Simmons in Suva As quickly as Tropical Cyclone Zena arrived, it has dissipated dramatically. According to the latest data it would be difficult to...

Only weeks after category 5 Cyclone Winston ripped through the country, Fiji is once again facing extreme weather conditions due to the presence of...

By Monica Aguilar and Shivika Mala in Suva Fiji's Neville Koop, managing director and meteorologist at Na Draki Weather, believes scientists must do a better...

By Alex Perrottet in The Fiji Times Severe tropical cyclone Winston unleashed the full force of mother nature on a beautiful country. But the peace and...

By Allison Penjueli in Suva A total of $476.3 million of estimated damages in all sectors was recorded from damages caused by TC Winston, the...

The month of February has experienced a whopping temperature rise not seen before in the history of record-keeping, according to just-released global satellite data,...

By Serafina Silaitoga of the Fiji Times Eight-month-old Waseroma Rasavou survived 14 hours in an esky cooler as the savage tropical storm battered a remote...

By Ashutosh Singh of Newswire Fiji More assistance from New Zealand is expected to arrive in the country today. This was confirmed by a representative of New...

By Anish Chand in Rakiraki, Fiji Rakiraki town, in one of the worst cyclone Winston-ravaged areas in Fiji's northwestern Viti Levu island, is expected to...

By Verleshwar Singh and Peni Shute of Newswire Fiji Fiji's Minister for National Disaster Management, Colonel Inia Seruiratu, has lashed out at political parties that...

By Akuila Cama of Fiji One News One of 42 people who perished in Fiji from severe tropical cyclone Winston was a 72-year-old woman, Selai...