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Smith, GA (2024). Subseasonal to seasonal forecasts of ocean temperatures, including extreme events such as marine heatwaves, have demonstrated utility in informing operational decision-making by marine end users and managing climate risk. Verification is critical for effective communication and uptake of forecast information, together with understanding ocean temperature predictability.

Tu’uholoaki, M (2023). Tropical cyclones (TCs) as a natural hazard pose a major threat and risk to the human population globally. This threat is expected to increase in a warming climate as the frequency of severe TCs is expected to increase. In this study, the influence of different monthly sea surface temperature (SST) patterns on the locations and frequency of tropical cyclone genesis (TCG) in the Southwest Pacific (SWP) region is investigated.

Tu’uholoaki, M (2023). The South Pacific region is characterised by steep shelves and fringing coral reef islands. The lack of wide continental shelves that can dissipate waves makes Pacific Island countries vulnerable to large waves that can enhance extreme total water levels triggered by tropical cyclones (TCs). In this study, hindcasts of the waves and storm surge induced by severe TC Harold in 2020 on Tongatapu, Tonga’s capital island, were examined using the state-of-the

Tu’uholoaki, M (2022). The focus of several past tropical cyclone (TC) studies in the Southwest Pacific (SWP) had been primarily at the regional scale, with little or no attention to the local-scale TC activity (i.e., at the country level). With the growing coastal population in the South Pacific Island countries, as well as increasing threats from and exposure to climate extremes mostly affecting vulnerable communities, examining TC-related risks at the country level is more

Powers, M (2019). The need for improved access to ocean observations for Pacific Island countries (PICs) and territories has been increasingly recognized over the last decade, particularly in the face of a changing climate.

Pacific Sea Level and Geodetic Monitoring (PSLGM) - Ensuring a Continuity of High-Quality Long-Term Sea Level Data for the Pacific. The...

Seasonal Prediction Project – SPP Enhancing Climate and Ocean Monitoring and Prediction Services. The Seasonal Prediction Project...

The Pacific Sea Level and Geodetic Monitoring (PSLGM) project operates under the Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific. It is...

The Pacific sea-level monitoring network consists of tide monitoring facilities in 12 countries across the Pacific. Watch this video to...

A new tide gauge was installed and launched by the Tuvalu Minister for Communication & Transport, Hon. Monise Laafai with support from...

A new tide gauge was installed and launched by the Tuvalu Minister for Communication & Transport, Hon. Monise Laafai with support from...

With support from the Australian Government, the Tongan Government, and the Pacific Community (SPC), a tide gauge has been recording sea...