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As extreme weather ravages the Pacific, there is much to do and no time to waste

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As extreme weather ravages the Pacific, there is much to do and no time to waste

Description

In the past decade the two most intense cyclones recorded to date in the southern hemisphere ripped through the Pacific. Tropical Cyclone Pam, the second worst, devastated Vanuatu in 2015 while in 2016 Tropical Cyclone Winston, the worst, ravaged Fiji. Both not only caused extreme environmental damage but economic damage worth 64% and 20% of the respective nations’ GDP.

Source

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/01/as-extreme-weather-ravages-the-pacific-there-is-much-to-do-and-no-time-to-waste

Date Created

Mon 28 Feb 2022

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Creator

Mark Howden
Ofa Ma’asi-Kaisamy