Traditional knowledge and the ocean – focus of the 2024 tide prediction calendars

Reviving traditional water sports, traditional fish traps, the age-old practice of preserving fish and understanding how root crops are indicators to predict tropical cyclones are some of the highlights showcased in the 2024 tide prediction calendars…

Reshaping weather information for communities in Fiji

Translating science into clear and understandable information for communities is a global challenge but it’s one that Fiji’s Meteorological Service (FMS) has been driving a significant shift in over the past four years.

Launch of COSPPac Climate Change in the Pacific 2022 Report

A regional technical climate science report containing country-scale historical climate and ocean variability and trends information has been launched today.

Milestone for Fiji

Anyone who has ever used a smartphone app to locate themselves or search for driving directions can appreciate how widespread this technology has become, to the point that it is even taken for granted. ‘Where’ is now at everyone’s fingertips.  On Earth’s…

World Ocean's Day 2022 virtual celebration with COSPPAC

June 8 is World Ocean's Day. Join us to celebrate the work of the Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific (COSPPac) aimed at enhancing the capacity of the Pacific Islands to manage and mitigate the impacts of climate variability and tidal…

Pacific islands call for coordinated regional approach to ocean observing

Photo credit: SPC/Adrien Lauranceau-Moineau Representatives from 14 Pacific island country meteorological services and other ocean observing agencies met last week on the occasion of a 4-day Pacific Islands Workshop on Ocean Observations and Data…

2021 Tide Prediction Calendars Released

This week, the 2021 tide prediction calendars for 23 locations across the Pacific have been released to 14 national meteorological and weather offices. These annual calendars are a popular product of the Australian-funded Climate and Oceans Support…

Pivoting through the Pandemic: A Global Problem with a Pacific Solution

Picture: SPC technical and geodetic surveying team at the Majuro tide gauge station in the Marshall Islands (RMI) As the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC-UNESCO) reported earlier this year, COVID-19 has caused massive disruptions to ocean…

Cyclone Harold : des données océaniques en temps réel à l’appui de la préparation et de la réponse aux catastrophes

(Article disponible en anglais uniquement) When severe Tropical Cyclone Harold swept through four Pacific Island countries in early April, tide gauges and a wave buoys across the region recorded the event in real-time, providing critical information in…

State of the art Tonga tide gauge

With support from the Australian Government, the Tongan Government, and the Pacific Community (SPC), a tide gauge has been recording sea level and climate information in Tonga since January 1993. In 2018, 25 years later in its busy port location, the…
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