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Unseasonal rain causing flooding has been experienced in most parts of Fiji in recent months, catching many off guard during what is typically the country’s dry summer period.
This podcast episode highlights how thick coastal mangrove coverage in a Fijian village has helped to lessen damage from tsunamis and erosion due to rising sea levels.
A couple in the Philippines was married in a flooded church amid tropical storm Wipha this week. They're not the first couple to do it — the Philippines is hit by about 20 tropical storms each year and flooding has become a perennial issue.
Solomon Islands introduces a simple system to help signal ocean conditions to boat users and the general public during emergency and disaster situations.
This podcast episode puts the spotlight on evacuations; in Samoa, for instance, the audience can hear how not having an evacuation plan can have severe consequences on mental health.
Scientists and politicians are warning big policy shifts are needed to mitigate extreme weather impacts, following what farmers describe as unprecedented flooding in the New South Wales Hunter and Mid North Coast regions last month.
Coastal engineers say places like the Netherlands have long used engineering to hold back the sea from low-lying land—and that the Pacific could do the same. But researchers say seawalls are usually a costly, short-term fix in a region with limited money.
There’s a common belief that after experiencing a disaster once, people are better placed the second time, you know what to secure, and what to leave behind. But what toll does this actually take, enduring disaster after disaster?
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