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Huge Pacific cyclone devastates Vanuatu, at least eight dead
2015-03-14 03:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: One of the Pacific Ocean's most powerful ever storms devastated the island nation of Vanuatu on Saturday, tearing off roofs, uprooting trees and killing at least eight people with the toll set to rise, aid officials said. The United Nations was preparing a major relief operation and Australia said it was ready to offer its neighbor whatever help it could. With winds up to 340 kph (210 mph), Cyclone Pam left Vanuatu cut off, with little power, poor communications and a looming threat of hunger...
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U.N. fears 'the worst' after typhoon batters Vanuatu
2015-03-13 23:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Widespread casualties are feared after a powerful typhoon battered Vanuatu overnight, triggering flash floods and knocking out telephone lines in the isolated Pacific island nation, aid officials said on Saturday. At least one person has been confirmed dead in Papua New Guinea, one of several other Pacific island nations also affected by the Category 5 storm, named Pam. The United Nations was preparing to deploy emergency rapid response units to Vanuatu on Sunday. We fear the worst, Sune...
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More than 200,000 people at risk as Cyclone Pam bears down on Vanuatu
2015-03-13 16:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A massive storm is bearing down on the South Pacific island of Vanuatu, bringing with it gusts of up to 240 kilometers (150 miles) per hour and putting nearly 250,000 people at risk, aid agencies said on Friday. Vanuatu has urged residents to seek shelter as Cyclone Pam, one of the strongest seen in the region, threatens to bring destructive winds, rough seas and the potential for storm surges, flash floods and landslides. "The immediate concern is for a very high death toll but also an enormous...
Cook Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu share practical experiences on climate change and disaster risk management
2013-07-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PACNEWS: Cook Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu shared their experiences with integration of climate change (CC) and disaster risk management (DRM) practices at the High Level Dialogue session in Nadi today. The dialogue provided an opportunity for key decision makers from Pacific Island Countries and Territories to discuss benefits and challenges of adopting a joint CC and DRM approach in their respective countries. Moderated by the head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk, Margareta Wahlstrom, discussions...
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2013-03-29 23:40:53| Airlines - Topix.net
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