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How do weather forecasters maximize social media in their work? Global Voices posed this question to the Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS) to learn more about how they use social media to share ...
Winston's central pressure was estimated at 920 mb at 1 pm EST Friday by the Fiji Meteorological Service. Winston is tracking north of its previous forecast track, and is now expected to make ...
That move angered some people Soon after Cyclone Ana made landfall, wind gusts were hitting 140 kilometers per hour (87 miles per hour), according to the Fiji Meteorological Service. During ...
The Fiji Meteorological Service had warned residents of northwestern Viti Levu to expect "very destructive hurricane force winds." The Nadi weather service reported near midnight local time that ...
The Fiji Meteorological Service estimated wind gusts near Winston’s center at around 200 mph—strong enough for Winston to be considered the strongest tropical cyclone ever measured in the ...
A spokesman from the Fiji meteorological service told NBC that power is down across the island and even the meteorological service and the Disaster Management Agency can’t communicate.
The United States Embassy in Fiji warned people to monitor local media and weather forecasts as the storm's path might change, and to avoid driving through flooded areas. After reaching Fiji ...
“Expect very destructive hurricane-force winds,” the Fiji meteorological service warned residents in the nation’s eastern islands. The forecast also calls for flooding from heavy rains and ...
Fiji's Minister for Public Works, Meteorological Services and Transport has visited the wreck of the Lomaiviti Princess II ...
The Fiji Meteorological Service has been working with stakeholders to ensure information shared via its monthly early action rainfall watch bulletin is being used to its maximum effect.
According to the Fiji Meteorological Service, the West of the country had experienced a brief break from torrential rainfall and Christmas Day floods, but the weather situation remained critical ...
The South Pacific’s season for them runs from November through April, but typically peaks from January to March, according to the Fiji Meteorological Service. Early forecasts said the season ...