KATOWICE, Poland (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As costs soar from fiercer storms and rising seas, the Pacific island state of Vanuatu is forming a coalition of vulnerable nations prepared to sue fossil fuel companies to pay for damage linked to climate …
Posted December 12, 2018 14:27:16 Hail, destructive winds and heavy rain are set to pummel much of the eastern seaboard in the coming days, with the Bureau of Meteorology issuing severe weather warnings in several states. Much of Victoria is expected to be …
With most of its 82 islands sitting just less than one metre above sea level, the low-lying Pacific nation of Vanuatu faces high risk of becoming inundated by the world’s rising seas if drastic measures are not taken to limit global warming. The island …
Seven to eleven tropical cyclones have been forecasted for the Southwest Pacific region, and three to four for the Northwest Pacific. This is according to the ‘Regional Statement on the Climate of 2017/18 and Climate and Tropical Cyclone Outlook for …
The Republic of Vanuatu says it will explore whether it can take legal action against fossil fuel companies and countries for their role in causing climate change. The Pacific nation says it is growing desperate for financial assistance to deal with the …
For island nations like Vanuatu, climate change is not simply about rising power bills, it’s about people’s livelihoods. While countries like Australia enjoy the economic benefits of polluting coal production, nations like Vanuatu are paying the price for …
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Low-lying Vanuatu is considering suing fossil fuel companies and industrialized countries that use them for their role in creating catastrophic climate change, the foreign minister of the Pacific island nation said on Thursday. FILE …
Vanuatu warns fossil fuel companies could be sued over climate change PORT VILA, Vanuatu, 22 Nov, 2018 - Vanuatu is considering suing fossil fuel companies that continue to contribute to climate change, the nation’s foreign minister has warned, in what …
UNDP and partners under the UN Climate Resilience Initiative A2R are developing a multi-country project focused on the needs of persons with disabilities to cope with climate change in Asia and the Pacific. By Vasundhara Jolly, Climate Change Adaptation …
On Dec.4, the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured a visible image of Tropical Storm Owen in the Coral Sea, South Pacific Ocean. Owen was southwest of Vanuatu. Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and …
Regenvanu: Real reason behind no-confidence was MP bribery court case WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, June 12, 2015) – The Lands Minister in the ousted Vanuatu government, Ralph Regenvanu, has rejected the new government's …
Pacific Islands Development Program, East-West Center With Support From Center for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawai‘i UNDP supported ngo project WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, November 1, 2015) – Trees blown over by …
On Sept. 28, 2018 at 0315 UTC (Sept. 27 at 11:15 p.m. EDT) MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite provided a visible image of Tropical Depression Liua that showed the storm was being affected by vertical wind shear. Credit: NASA/NRL Visible …
At 11 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC) on Sept. 27, the MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite looked at Tropical Storm Liua in infrared light. MODIS found two areas of coldest cloud top temperatures west and northeast of Liua's center were as cold as or …
Wednesday, 26 September 2018 7:35 AM The official start of the tropical season in the South Pacific Basin is Nov. 1. Depending on where the potential cyclone would develop, it could be named by either the Australian Bureau of Meteorology or the Fiji …
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Despite the South Pacific just experiencing its first September tropical cyclone in more than 70 years, forecasters are predicting a typical but "late-blooming" season. Analysis by forecasting centres across the southwest Pacific indicated seven …
Port Vila – Vanuatu this week (26 September) launched a National Policy on Climate Change and Disaster-Induced Displacement with support from the IOM Development Fund (IDF). Sudden and slow-onset disasters are increasing features of life in the Pacific …
Participants attending “Smart policies for green financial inclusion” conference, co-hosted by Reserve Bank of Fiji and Alliance for Financial inclusion at the Sheraton Fiji Resort & Spa on Denarau in Nadi on November 26, 2018. Photo: Reserve Bank of …
Updated September 15, 2018 14:55:18 It was well after midnight when I switched off the Weather Channel. It could be overnight tonight, it could be in the morning, the various reporters bracing themselves on swaying piers in pre-hurricane force winds said. …
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