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By TANYA SMITH-CARTWRIGHT tsmith-cartwright@tribunemedia.net TREVOR Basden, director of the Department of Meteorology, is excited about the possibility of his department’s usage of the proposed Aviation, Climate and Severe Weather Network, a system that can catapult the country’s aviation and meteorological departments into cutting edge performances. On Monday, The Tribune unveiled the network with it declaring: “$472 Million First-of-a-Kind Aviation, Climate, Marine, Ocean and Severe Weather Network, Gets Cabinet Green Light.” Yesterday, The Tribune spoke with Met Office head, Mr Bas...

Fijians Told To Seek Shelter As Super Cyclone Closes In By Leon Lord 12/16/20 AT 2:10 AM Fijians living in the path of an approaching super cyclone were told to hunker down at home or flee to emergency shelters immediately on Wednesday, as authorities warned the storm has the potential to uproot buildings and cause mass destruction. The Fiji Meteorological Service said Cyclone Yasa had intensified to a top-of-the-scale Category Five storm, with devastating gusts of up to 280 kilometres per hour (174 miles per hour). In the capital Suva on Wednesday, residents tried their best to board-up ...

Story highlights Fiji's National Disaster Management Office director Vasiti Soko urged anyone who doubted their home's structural integrity to prioritise survival over protecting their property and escape right away Fijians living in the path of an approaching super cyclone Yasa were told to stay put inside their homes or immediately seek adequate shelter on Wednesday. The authorities have warned that the storm has the potential to destroy buildings and cause mass destruction.  The Fiji Meteorological Service said Cyclone Yasa had intensified to top-of-the scale Category Five storm the winds...

Share Thousands of residents in northern NSW have been ordered to evacuate as flooding worsens, following days of heavy rain and strong winds along the eastern coastline. Byron Bay's beaches face further erosion as wild weather and hazardous swells lash the northern NSW coastlines.  Getty The La Nina weather pattern, which occurs when equatorial winds push up ocean temperatures and encourage cloud development, delivers 20 per cent more rainfall than the long-term average and is commonly associated with widespread flooding. Tourism operators are preparing for a bumper holiday season, with Aus...

Posted: Dec 12, 2020 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: December 12, 2020 A crew aboard a research ship prepares to deploy a wave glider, an autonomous device that monitors ocean conditions. Important scientific initiatives meant to provide a steady flow of data to researchers have been delayed or cancelled in recent months due to the pandemic.(Ocean Tracking Network)