Fiji declared a dengue fever outbreak in the Western Division, with 1,411 cases confirmed. Heavy rains and flooding from Tropical Cyclone Rae created ideal conditions for the virus to spread.
The number of tropical cyclones that form in the South Pacific each season has been trending downward since high-quality ...
In a rare meteorological event, six tropical cyclones churned across the South Pacific and Indian Oceans simultaneously in ...
Alfred is a category 2 system, which have average speeds of 89km/h to 117km/h. Cyclone Winston in Fiji reached a peak 10-minute sustained wind speed of 280km/h. Category 2 is considered strong ...
Parts of Suva harbor in Fiji resemble a ship graveyard with more than two dozen rusting and unseaworthy vessels abandoned due ...
This normally sun-soaked area is now very stormy as cyclones Alfred, Rae and Seru churn in a southerly direction. Rae caused damage on Taveuni, Fiji’s third-largest island, on Monday local time.
The Fiji MetService says Tropical Cyclone Rae is expected to weaken as it tracks south-southeast away from the country's Southern Lau Group. Multiple warnings are still in place, including a heavy ...
At least four people were killed and hundreds of thousands were left without water or electricity as Cyclone Garance flooded ...
Tropical Cyclone Rae headed towards Fiji causing damage to some islands before weakening, while Seru passed by waters off Vanuatu before dissipating. "It was very active across the southern ...
Rae caused heavy rains and flooding in some parts of Fiji. Severe Tropical Cyclone Bianca formed northwest of Australia but didn’t make landfall. “Though infrequent, it is far from unusual for ...
Tropical Cyclone Rae has strengthened to a Category 2 storm and multiple warnings are in place in Fiji. Rae was just east of Cikobia and tracking south-southwest towards the Lau Group, the Fiji ...
Cyclones are incredibly complex ... help protect coastal communities from future wind damage, as a 2020 study in Fiji showed. Globally, there is a growing movement towards creating “sponge ...