PEAC and ENSO in the News

Links will occasionally be made to other news sources outside the Pacific Region.

ABBREVIATIONS:
AP - Associated Press (syndicated)
FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency press releases
HA - postings linked to the Honolulu Advertiser web site (Hawaii)
HSB - postings linked to the Honolulu Star Bulletin web site (Hawaii)
LAT - postings linked to the Los Angeles Times web site (California)
MV - postings linked to the Marianas Variety News and Views web site (Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands)
MIJ - Marshall Islands Journal (Marshall Islands)
NPR - National Public Radio
PDN - posting linked to the Pacific Daily News web site (Guam)
CNN - postings linked to the Cable New Network web site
PIR - Pacific Islands Report, published by the Pacific Islands Development Program (postings link to PIR web site)
SN - postings linked to the Samoa News web site (Pago Pago)
ST - Saipan Tribune
PM - Pacific Magazine (Honolulu, HI)
SPREP - South Pacific Regional Environment Programme

December 2008
Oscillation Rules As The Pacific Cools - Science Daily 12/12/08
Scientists probe impacts of climate change on top ocean predators - Lahaina News 12/11/08
La Nina May Be Developing in Pacific, Bureau Says - Bloomberg 12/10/08
Gender And Climate Change At Poznan’s World Summit - Pacific Magazine 12/5/08

November 2008
Winter weather hard to predict this year: NOAA - US Daily 11/20/08

October 2008
Researchers Study Coastal Hazards of Increasing Wave Heights, Rising Sea Levels - PhysOrg.com 10/10/08
Peru studies climate riddle as the world heats up - Reuters 10/3/08

September 2008
Graphic: How El Nino and La Nina affect U.S. storms - USA Today 9/29/08
South Pacific faces 8 to 10 storms - TV New Zealand 9/26/08

August 2008
This year so far coolest for at least 5 years: WMO - Reuters 8/20/08
Ban Pledges Support for Pacific Islands Over Climate Change - Bloomberg 8/20/08
El Nino signals neutral conditions through autumn - Reuters 8/7/08
Extreme Rains to Be Supercharged by Warming, Study Says - National Geographic 8/7/08
Meteorologist Warns New El Nino Forming By End Of 2008 - Pacific Magazine 8/2/08

July 2008
La Nina fizzling out, could reduce hurricane risk - AP 7/10/08

June 2008
Move from La Niña to ENSO-neutral conditions expected - Global Surf Village 6/6/08
Australian Bureau Says Can't Rule Out El Nino Return - Bloomberg.com 6/4/08

May 2008
Another Dry Spell - Maui Weekly 5/28/08
Cyclone may be only relief for drought - The Molokai Times 5/25/08
Fewer hurricanes expected in ‘08 - HSB 5/20/08
NOAA Announces Hurricane Estimate This Season - KHNL.com 5/19/08
La Nina seen fading away in June-July, says NOAA - Reuters 5/8/08
La Niña weakens, yet some sea temps still below normal - Global Surf News 5/8/08

April 2008
Larger Pacific Climate Event Helps Current La Nina Linger - Science Daily 4/22/08
Sea Level Rise to Slowly Swamp Coastal Zones - KGMB9.com 4/22/08
U.N. meteorologist predicts cooler summer - United Press International 4/4/08
Australia: La Nina Weakens Further - AgWeb.com 4/2/08

February 2008
Palau calls for security council action to protect island Nations from sea-level rise - MV 2/22/08
La Niña Conditions Strengthen, Expected To Continue - Science News Daily 2/17/08
High Seas, Winds Feature In Central Pacific Weather Outlook - Pacific Magazine 2/15/08
Noted coastal geologist to discuss sea-level rise - HA 2/12/08
WMO: La Niña conditions strengthen, expected to continue - Exchange Morning News 2/12/08
La Nina Pacific cooling may last to mid-year - Reuters 2/11/08
La Nina strengthens, may persist into summer - Reuters 2/7/08
Sea Level on the Rise Due to Global Warming - KHNL News 2/5/08
Australia's La Nina Rains Set to Last Until Mid-'08 - Reuters 2/1/08

January 2008
Climate meeting could be defining moment - HA 1/30/08
La Nina Nears Its Zenith - The Daily Green 1/13/08

November 2007
Rain a relief for parched Maui, but more needed - HA 11/6/07
La Nina Persists - NASA JPL 11/7/07
Lamenting Kyoto, Samoa tackles climate - New Zealand Herald 11/9/07
ENSO Variation and Global Warming - American Thinker 11/28/07

October 2007:
La Nina onset expected in November - Reuters 10/18/07
Meteorologists: La Niña Likely to Continue Into 2008 - Voice of America 10/31/07

September 2007:
Marshalls to Expect Normal Climate Conditions Through 2007 - YokweNet 9/2/07
NOAA Reports La Nina Is Developing - YubaNet 9/6/07
La Nina Event Could Be Developing - Live Science 9/6/07
Study Ties More Marine Debris to El Nino - Fox News 9/14/07
La Nina may impact global weather into 2008: NOAA - Reuters 9/21/07

August 2007:
Weather Service raises La Nina probability - Monsters and Critics 8/9/07
Hurricane forecast is adjusted a little - Baltimore Sun 8/10/07
Long-term Increase In Rainfall Seen In Tropics - Science Daily 8/29/07
NOAA Blames Hot Year on Greenhouse Gases - Washington Post 9/29/07

July 2007:
Drought on the way out as Bureau predicts La Nina - North Queensland Register 7/2/07
La Nina predicted - Gisborne Herald 7/7/07
Experts Warm To Ranking El Nino, La Nina - TheBostonChannel.com 7/13/07
No La Nina This Summer, NOAA Says - KOB.com 7/16/07
Weak La Nina event likely to develop in 2007: WMO - Rueters 7/20/07
El Nino update courtesy of WMA - Global Surf News 7/24/07
ENVIRONMENT: Tiny Tuvalu Fights for Its Literal Survival - IPSNews.net 7/27/07
South Pacific islands fear being drowned by rising sea water - Asia-Pacific News 7/27/07

June 2007:
Islanders fight rising tide - HSB 6/4/07
World warmer than average in year to May: UK - Scientific American 6/5/07
El Nino, La Nina cycle needs watching: experts - Scientific American 6/6/07
El Nino Deadly for Hawaii's Marine Life - KGMB9 6/11/07
Pacific Island Cultures Brace for Climate Change - NPR 6/11/07
La Nina arrival delayed until late summer: govt - Reuters 6/21/07

May 2007:
Rainy season right around the corner - KUAM Guam 5/1/07
Hurricane season around the corner - HA 5/4/07
Planet chat - HA 5/14/07
Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 20-26: Is Your Waterfront Property Prepared for this Season? - PRWeb 5/17/07
Beginning of the end for drought: bureau - Milton 5/18/07
(Atlantic) Hurricane outlook may rise as La Niña, effect grows - Sun-Herald 5/19/07
'We're in a drought' - HA 5/19/07
Hurricane Ioke Survivor Recalls Hit - KGMB9 5/21/07
72 dead, $25B damage if big storm hit O'ahu - HA 5/22/07
Warning accompanies mild storm forecast: Be ready - HSB 5/22/07
Flipping the switch on hurricanes - Oceans and Science 5/24/07

April 2007:
El Niño at an end and reverse La Niña weather pattern possible – UN agency - UN News Center 4/3/07
El Niño ends: La Niña may begin - ScienceAlert 4/4/07
La Nina highly likely to follow El Nino - Fiji Times 4/4/07
Everybody's talking about the weather - Part II - Seacoastonline 4/19/07
Satellites shed light on global warming - SpaceRef.com 4/18/07
Sea level surges threaten a billion people - thewest.com 4/20/07
Twelve million years of weather - New Zealand Herald 4/28/07

March 2007:
La Nina could stir up storms - Florida Today 3/4/07
Pacific shows signs of morphing to cool La Nina - Spaceflight Now 3/5/07
Fatal monk seal entanglements linked to El Niño - NewScientist 3/9/07
Aussies say El Niño is officially over - Chinook Observer 3/14/07
Global December-February Temperature Warmest On Record - Science Daily 3/16/07
Severe Drought State of Emergency Declared in Marshall Islands - Yokwe Online 3/18/07
Crucial marine food chain withers - Manila Bulletin 3/20/07
Marshall Islands declares emergency as water runs out - France24 3/21/07
Marshalls "Coping" with Water Shortage - Yokwe Online 3/22/07

February 2007:
Sea Level (Global Measurements) -- Summary - CO2 Science Magazine 2/6/07
Climate change will hit home - HA 2/19/07
Climate change: South Pacific more vulnerable than thought - OneWorld 2/22/07
El Nino ends, heralding rain Down Under - Cosmos 2/22/07
Floods, hotter climate in Isles likely by 2090 - HA 2/25/07
U.S. forecasts La Nina brewing up hurricanes - MSN 2/28/07
La Nina May Soon Arrive - Science Daily 2/28/07

January 2007:
El Niño, greenhouse gases predicted to make 2007 hottest ever - USA Today 1/4/07
El Nino gives U.S. its hottest year in ’06 - Jackson Sun 1/10/07
El Nino pattern weakening: Australian expert - Zee News 1/11/07
El Nino should last through March: US weather svc. - Boston Globe 1/11/07
El Niño nears its peak: NCEP - Sun-Star 1/14/07
El Nino appears to be fading but jury still out - USA Today 1/17/07
Asian monsoon could cause acute drought in Australia: Study - APP 1/19/07
Forecasts accessible with high-tech tools - Ka Leo O Hawaii 1/22/07
Heavy rain may mean it's goodbye to El Niño - Australian News 1/23/07

December 2006:
U.N. agency sees El Nino stretching to early 2007 - Reuters 12/1/06
El Nino established in Pacific, upsets weather: WMO - AFP 12/1/06
El Niño forecast to peak in winter and fade by spring - USA Today 12/7/06
Global warming harms world's ocean food chain - Xinhua 12/7/06
El Nino promises warmer, drier winter in north - USA Today 12/11/07

November 2006:
NOAA Ship BROWN Replacing Vandalized TAO Buoys - You Tube 11/9/06
El Nino Expected To Continue Into 2007 - CBS 11/13/06
El Nino Provides Monster Waves - KGMB News Honolulu 11/14/06
Late El Nino Disrupts Storm Predictions - Guardian 11/17/06
El Nino, dust bust 'cane prediction - Florida Today 10/17/06
Recent strong westerlies typical of an El Nino year - Gisborne Herald 11/20/06
El Niño wearing a mask - Appeal-Democrat 11/20/06
Complex El Nino Event Brings Unusual Weather to Marshalls - Yokwe Online 11/29/06

September 2006:
NOAA Issues Unscheduled El Niño Advisory - NOAA Press Release 09/13/2006
El Niño Warming Could Affect Pacific Weather - PIR 09/18/2006
Tropical cyclone alert in South Pacific - Radio New Zealand 09/21/2006

June 2006:
Rising sea level reality in low-lying pacific - PIR 06/28/2006
'Hope for Coral" as Oceans Warm - BBC 06/07/2006

February 2006:
Wet Months expected with La Nina's return - SB 02/03/2006
NOAA says La Niña here as predicted - NOAA Press Release 02/02/2006

October 2005:
Keep a weather eye on those vanishing jellyfish - New Scientist 10/29/2005

May 2005:
Natural disaster economic exploitation of human tragedy - AP 05/09/2005

April 2005:
El Nino effects freshwater management - PDN 13/04/2005

December 2004:
If storms continue El Niño likely - SB 12/13/2004

October 2004:
Forecasters warn El Niño could produce drought - SB 10/13/2004
Winter weather forecast fuels fears of drought - HA 10/13/2004
EL NINO: HAWAIIAN FOR BIG SURF - Surfing Magazine 10/04/2004

September 2004:
El Niño bodes bad weather in Pacific  - PIR 09/16/2004

August 2004:
NOAA’s New Global Climate Forecast System Increases Confidence That Weak El Niño Conditions Are Developing - NOAA Press Release 08/24/2004 
Deteriorating Coral Reefs Adapting to Global Warming -AP 08/18/2004
El Nino may be back for winter - HA 08/12/2004 

July 2004:
Century-Old Weather Data to Benefit Samoa - PIR 07/29/2004

June 2004:
'Neutral' weather in forecast -SB 06/14/2004
Weather Center on Oahu Benefits Pacific Neighbors -SB 06/04/2004
Conference aims for better El Niño forecasts - USA Today 06/02/2004

May 2004:
Wet winter gives way to hurricane season - HA 05/18/2004

April 2004:
Yap Devasted By ‘Worst’ Typhoon -PIR 04/12/2004

February 2004:
'King Tide' to indundate low-lying Tuvalu -PIR 02/17/2004

January 2004:
Savaii suffers less storm damage than Upolu - PIR 01/08/2004
Cylcone brushes Samoa, Heads for Tonga -PIR 01/05/2004
Chuuk, Yap, still recovering from Lupit  - PIR 01/04/2004

December 2003:
Islands spared in hurricane season -HA 12/09/2003
Ulithi Atoll hurting for food, water - PIR 12/01/2003

November 2003:
Weak El Nino brewing in Pacific Ocean -CNN 11/06/2003

May 2003:
El Nino Weather Declared Over -PIR 05/08/2003
Hot weather drains water supply -PDN 05/29/2003

April 2003:
El Ninos dry Weather could help poachers -PIR 05/08/2003

March 2003:
El Niño expected to bring drought through June - PDN 03/09/2003
El Niño increases threat of typhoons - PDN 03/09/2003
More rain expected despite El Niño effect - PDN 03/12/2003

February 2003:
El Nino Effects Expected to Linger into Spring -NOAA Press Release 02/06/2003

January 2003:
Australian drought to continue for months -MV 09/01/2003

December 2002:
Kosrae Tackles El Nino Drought -PIR 19/12/2002
In Supertyphoon Pongsona's Wake - PDN 10/12/2002
Figuring out El Nino  - PM 12/2002

November 2002:
Greater Risk of Cyclones in Parts of the Pacific this Season - PIR 14/11/2002
Cyclones possible late in season with El Nino - HA 06/11/2002
Guam's location in "Typhoon Alley" - PDN 01/11/2002

September 2002:
Fears of 10-year trend -AP 05/09/2002

July 2002:
Hope flickers for Rota-Typhoon damage assessment report now in D.C. - ST 26/07/2002
El Nino Returns -NOAA Press Release 11/07/2002
Costly recovery effort begins - PDN 07/07/2002
Typhoon leaves behind health, safety concerns - PDN 07/07/2002

June 2002:
El Nino spares South America - CNN 06/22/2002
U.S. Disaster Declaration to Help Yap Recovery - PIR 06/03/2002

April 2002:
El Nino to bring tropical storms - HSB 04/16/2002
Lack of trade winds, heavy rainfall evidence of El Nino - AP 04/16/2002

February 2000:
Global warming could cause droughts, disease, and more - 02/05/2001

December 2000:
YEAR 2000 CONTINUES GLOBAL WARMING TREND - ENS 12/21/2000

March 2000:
Last month was driest February since 1983 - AP 3/24/2000

November 1999:
El Nino Impact, Danger in the ocean - PIR 11/26/1999

October 1999:
ENSO Impact on Water Resources in the Pacific - PIR 10/20/1999

August 1999:
Weather predicted to be drier that usual - PIR 08/02/1999
A hot, dry, puzzling summer, La nina? - US 08/09/1999

July 1999:
With new weather forecasting system in place, NOAA looks to the future - NOAA News 07/28/1999
Cook Islands Areas Facing Drought - PIR 07/21/1999
Residents, farmers long for rainy days - HSB 07/10/1999
Coping with drought a way of life for some Big Island residents - HSB 07/10/1999
Island Nations seek action on rising sea levels and climate treaty at Pacific meeting - UN 07/12/1999
Hurricane charting over decades shows activity picking up - HSB 07/12/1999
Marshall Islands Concerned About Rising Sea Levels - PIR 07/07/1999
La Niña Phenomenon Disappearing In Pacific - PIR 07/02/1999

June 1999:
Small Pacific States See Global Warming As National Security Issue - PIR 06/30/1999
Global Warming Rate May Be Higher - WP 06/29/1999
Latest Scourge of El Nino: Rats - WP 06/29/1999
UPDATE: Kiribati Islands Disappear Under Rising Seas - PIR 06/29/1999
Report predicts decade of super-disasters - CNN 06/24/1999
l Niño And El Niña Affect Pacific Tuna Catches - PIR 06/22/1999
Old weather satellite moves west, finds new role - 06/21/1999
New NASA satellite will study ocean winds to improve forecasting - CNN 06/19/1999
Two Kiribati Islands May Be First Victims Of Global Warming - PIR 06/15/1999
Islands disappear under rising seas - BBC 06/14/1999
Pacific Unified at Climate Change Meeting - SPREP/SIDSNET/PIR 06/14/1999
Global Climate Talks on the Slow Burner - ENS 06/14/1999
Kiribati wants technology assistance to cope with climate change - SPREP 06/09/1999
International Climate Talks Convene - PIR 06/08/1999
Pacific Islands Want Global Assistance in Coping with Climate Change - PIR/SPREP 06/07/1999
Pacific islands asking for global assistance - SN 06/04/1999
Majuro Fresh-Water System A Failure - PIR/SPREP 06/01/1999

May 1999:
Warning Of Water Contamination From Heavy Rains In American Samoa; Floods Choke Roadways - SN 05/14/1999
Territory may be in for another drought - SN 05/06/1999
Rising Sea Levels Ruin Taro Crops In 13 Of Palau's 16 States - PIR 05/04/1999

March 1999:
Akaka Warns of Sea Level Rise if No Action is Taken on Global Climate Change 03/26/1999
Majuro's New Water System is not Working - PIR 03/19/1999
WHO Assistance for Drought-Affected Kiribati - PIR 03/19/1999
Guam's Underwood Says U.S. Not Paying Enough Attention to Pacific Islands Region - PIR 03/17/1999
NEWS RELEASE: Marshall Islands Represented At International Climate Change Workshops - PIR 03/17/1999
Kiribati Encouraged by International Response to Drought Appeal - PIR 03/12/1999
Kiribati Appeals for International Drought Aid - PIR 03/08/1999
Pacific Countries Need Quality Statistical Data - PIR 03/04/1999
Marine Expert Warns of Loss of Tuna Resources in Pacific - PIR 03/03/1999
State of Natural Disaster Declared in Kiribati - PIR 03/03/1999
Apia Water Supply Threatened - PIR 03/02/1999

February 1999:
Delays in Emission Cuts Greatly Increase Risks for Small Island Stated - PIR 02/25/1999
La Nina brings winter storms to islands - AP 02/24/99
El Niño / La Niña Nature's Vicious Cycle - National Geographic Feb 1999
El Niño Linked to Horse Disease - AP 02/18/99
Pacific Island Leaders at Hawaii's East-West Center next week - PIR 02/17/1999
El Niño Surprised Scientists - AP 02/12/99
Laura Lens 'thinner' but Recovering from El Niño - MIJ 02/05/99
Parched Island Heads Toward Dry Season - PDN 02/03/99

January 1999:
La iña Experts Expect more Rain during Dry Season - PD 01/27/99
La Niña to Bring Longer Rainy Season to Islands - MV 01/27/99
National Weather Service Climate Expert Makes La Nina Predictions (for Guam) - NOAA 01/26/99
National Weather Service Climate Expert Makes La Nina Predictions (for Hawaii) - PEAC 01/20/99
Solomon Islands Adds Satellite-Based Weather Information System - PIR 01/15/1999

December 1998:
Water Crisis Looms in Northern Mariana Islands - PIR 12/23/98
Pacific Islands Want Real Action on Climate, not just Handouts - PIR 12/18/98
Rota Running out of Drinking Water - PIR 12/16/98
ASPA Reports Drought Conditions are Getting Better - SN 12/10/98
Samoas agree to cooperate on cyclone reporting - SN 12/10/98
Samoa, Fiji and American Samoa to agree on cyclone language - SN 12/08/98
World Council of Churches Links El Nino to French Nuclear Testing - PIR 12/07/98
Be Prepared; Be Very Prepared: FEMA Urges Hawaiian Residents to be Winter-Wise... - FEMA 12/04/98
November was Hottest on Record in american Samoa - PIR 12/04/98
Hundreds of Fish Die in Tongatapu Lagoon - PIR 12/03/98

November 1998:
Nauru Opens Weather Monitoring Station - PIR 11/26/98
SPREP Says Climate Change Conference Poses Major Challenges for Pacific - PIR 11/23/98
Fiji Drought Still Problem for Thousands - PIR 11/23/98
UH Scientists Find Large Amounts of Nitrous Oside in Pacific Ocean - PIR 11/19/98
La Nina Could Bring Severs Tropical Cyclones to Pacific - PIR 11/18/98
UN Report Says 75 Percent of Fiji Officially in Drought Conditions - PIR 11/13/98
Acute Northern Marianas Water Shortage Likely - PIR 11/05/98
Nauru Demands Immediate Action - SPREP 11/05/98
Niue Seeks Better Progress at Climate Change Conference - SPREP 11/04/98
Island States Urge Firmer Action - SPREP 11/03/98
Changing Climate and Sea Levels Affect Pacific Countries - PIR 11/04/98
Cook Islands Urges Progress On Kyoto Protocol - PIR 11/04/98
CUC: Acute water shortage is 'likely' - MV 11/02/98
Pacific Presents United Front At Climate Convention Talks - PIR 11/02/98

October 1998:
Expect Another Drought - MIJ 10/30/98
More Fresh Water to Tonga's Haapai Islands Group - PIR 10/29/98
Climate Change Workshop Opens with Briefings - SPREP 10/26/98
Climate Change Briefing for Pacific Delegates - SPREP 10/25/98
Territory Will Receive Federal Drought Assistance for Water Treatment System - SN 10/22/98
Tonga to Send Emergency Water Pumps to Haapai Islands - PIR 10/21/98
Nauru's Fry Weather Fueling Brush Fires - PIR 10/07/98
Nauru Weather Driest Since 1989 - PIR 10/06/98
Australia Setting Up Extended Drought Relief Program with Fiji - PIR 10/05/98
Prolonged Drought Continues in Tonga - PIR 10/02/98

September 1998:
Flooding in American Samoa Following Drought - PIR 9/30/98
Fiji's Weather Bureau Reports Recent Rain is Encouraging - PIR 9/29/98
Pacific Suffering From Changing Climate And Sea Levels - PIR 9/28/98
PNG Building New Weather Station - PIR 9/22/98
Fiji Drought Aid Sought Overseas - PIR 9/22/98
ASPA Director says this is American Samoa's worst drought - SN 9/17/98
Drought starting to affect smell and taste of drinking water - SN 9/16/98
No boats available to deliver water to Yasawa Islands - PIR 9/15/98
No rain by november, serious PNG electric power problem - PIR 9/14/98
Fiji sugar cane farmers to receive cash - PIR 9/1/98

August 1998:
Fiji sugar aid to be paid in September - PIR 8/31/98
Cook Islands to sign Kyoto climate change protocol - PIR 8/25/98
Evaluation team to assess damage caused by Savai'i fires - PIR 8/24/98
Samoa fires threaten timber industry - PIR 8/19/98
Bush fires ravage Savai'i,Samoa's largest island - PIR 8/17/98
Global Warming Assertions Enhanced - Washington Post 8/13/98
Drought causes food and water shortage in Vava'u, Tonga - PIR 8/11/98
La Nina Summer Surf, 1998 - Caldwell 8/11/98
Major global climate belt moves: affects pacific countries - PIR 8/10/98
Research shows major change in pacific climate - PIR 8/7/98
Guam to receive $US 465,000 from FEMA - PIR 8/4/98

July 1998:
Sea Level Rising - MIJ 7/31/98
PNG gold production recovering from drought - PIR 7/28/98
Fiji's Rarawai sugar mill to reopen despite suger cane shortage - PIR 7/23/98
Prolonged drought forces CUC to ration water - ST 7/22/98
El Nino set to be replaced by La Nina in Pacific - PIR 7/21/98
Fiji's worst drought beginning to ease - PIR 7/20/98
Water rationing begins in Apia, Samoa's capital - PIR 7/14/98
Forecasters to coordinate weather information in the Samoas - PIR 7/14/98
Fijian farmers end sugar cane harvest boycott - PIR 7/13/98
FSM to Get Federal Aid To Ease Pain from El Nino - PM July/August
El Nino May Give Way to La Nina as Drought Conditions Continue in Islands - PM July/August
Australian drought aid for Fiji - PIR 7/6/98
El Nino season nearing it's end, but keep conserving water, officials say - PDN 7/2/98

June 1998:
1997 El Nino a potential threat to coral reefs - NOAA 6/30/98
American Samoa receives heavy rainfall, but needs more - PIR 6/25/98
2 inches of rain bring some relief to Yap - PDN 6/22/98
Fiji sugar farmers give ultimatum - PIR 6/22/98
La Nina Prepares to Revese Weather Patterns - Washington Post 6/19/98
Fiji declares disaster area in droughr stricken areas - PIR 6/19/98
Fiji Cabinet says there is no state of emergency - PIR 6/16/98
Sugar cane "war" threatened in Fiji - PIR 6/16/98
No cash for Fiki sugar workers - PIR 6/15/98
Local farms do quite well despite drought - ST 6/10/98
Power Authority starts water rationing by lowering pressure - SN 6/9/98
Shares in Fiji Sugar Corporation drop to record low - PIR 6/8/98
EPA gets involved in territory's water conservation - SN 6/3/98
Governor Tauese declares "State of Emergency" - SN 6/2/98
Hurricane season is here; will we get hit? - HSB 6/2/98
U.S. Federal Agency finds money to fight drought in American Samoa - SN 6/1/98
Water Department officials take water conservation to the schools" - SN 6/1/98
Kiribati returns to traditional drink as sugar supply runs low - PIR 6/1/98

May 1998:
Weather Service says be prepared for hurricane season - HSB 5/29/98
Emergency Food Aid Arrives in Marshall Islands - PIR 5/27/98
Water conservation campaign gets organized - SN 5/26/98
Increased fire risk warning - SN 5/26/98
Starkist Samoa to reduce water use 25 percent - PIR 5/22/98
Yes! All Fiji farmers get help to beat the droughti - PIR 5/21/98
Fresh water one day out of five in Majuro - PIR 5/20/98
Drought conditions developing in American Samoa - PIR 5/19/98
An inch of rain in May may lead to drought - SN 5/18/98
Territory may be heading for a drought - SN 5/17/98
Rarotonga, Cook Islands facing water shortage - PIR 5/14/98
Mid-Pacific satellite launchings raise environmental issues - PIR 5/11/98
No sugar for region from Fiji - PIR 5/11/98
Marshall Islands Drought Advisory Bulletin - MIJ 5/08/98
Laura lens endangered? - MJ 5/08/98
Federated States of Micronesia drought continues - PIR 5/08/98
Drought worst in Fiji's recorded history - PIR 5/06/98
Guam seeks "typhoon chaser" aircraft - PIR 5/06/98
Water purification units successful in Marshall Islands - PIR 5/05/98
Micronesia Drought continues - PIR 5/04/98
French Polynesia cyclone deaths rise to 10 - PIR 5/01/98
Marshall Islands Drought Advisory Bulletin - MIJ 5/01/98

April 1998:
Fiji experiences worst drought in 20 years - PIR 4/23/98
Tuna back in Samoan waters - PIR 4/22/98
Cook Islands cyclone alert - PIR 4/22/98
Some parts of Vanuatu declared disaster zones - PIR 4/21/98
Drought in western Fiji seriously affects cane crop - PIR 4/21/98
Marshall Islands drought recovery continues - PIR 4/20/98
Worst drought hits Fiji - PIR 4/20/98
U.S. Emergency aid pours into Marshalls - PIR 4/17/98
Death toll mounts in England's worst flooding - HA 4/13/98
U.S El Nino drought aid begins arriving in FSM and Marshalls - PEAC 4/10/98
Marshall Islands Drought Assistance Continues - PIR 4/8/98
Cyclone Zuman Causes Food And Housing Crisis In Northern Vanuatu - PIR 4/8/98
Heartless Hawaiian bureaucracy refuse drought striken neighbor water - 4/7/98
El Nino brings drought to Hawaii - CNN 4/6/98
Major Vanuatu Damage From Cyclone Zuman - PIR 4/6/98
U.S. Disaster Aid Approved For Federated States Of Micronesia - PIR 4/6/98
U.S. Tuna Fishing To Continue In Pacific - PIR 4/6/98
Officials pitch Piti costs to FEMA - PDN 4/04/98
Marshall Islands Drought Advisory Bulletin - MIJ 4/03/98
"State of emergency" is now official - MIJ 4/03/98
Politics ties up typhoon relief - PDN 4/03/98
Australia Winds Down Relief Operation In Papua New Guinea - PIR 4/3/98
El Nino has no aloha for maile - HSB 4/2/98
Cyclone Zuman causes flooding in Vanuatu - PIR 4/2/98
Our water experts need to build dams - PDN 4/02/98

March 1998:
UPDATE: Cyclone Warning Issued For Vanuatu - PIR 3/31/98
France Sends Food Aid to Drought Stricken Papua New Guinea - PIR 3/31/98
Meteorologists Monitoring Pacific Disturbances - PIR 3/31/98
El Nino causes 'warmest February on record' - AP 3/30/98
El Nino gives us a break - HA 3/27/98
Dengue Fever Continues To Spread In Pacific - PIR 3/27/98
Guam Fires Continue To Spread - PIR 3/26/98
Cyclone Yali Still A Pacific Threat - PIR 3/26/98
Heavy Cyclone Yali Damage In Vanuatu - PIR 3/25/98
Longtime Papua New Guinea Water Supply Problems Highlighted - PIR 3/25/98
U.S. Funds Authorized To Fight Guam Fires - PIR 3/25/98
Fires Consume More Than 9,000 Acres on Guam - FEMA 3/24/98
Cyclone Yali Hits Vanuatu, Weakens - PIR 3/24/98
Fiji Sugar Production Shortfall For 1998 - PIR 3/24/98
Port Moresby Facing Continued Power Shortages - PIR 3/24/98
Federal Funding Approved to Help Fight Guam Wildfires - FEMA 3/23/98
Marshall Islands Criticizes U.S. Over Slow Disaster Response - PIR 3/23/98
Federal Disaster Aid Approved for Marshall Islands - FEMA 3/21/98
UPDATE: Cyclone Forms Near Vanuatu - PIR 3/20/98
Possible Cyclone Developing In South Pacific - PIR 3/20/98
Thirteen Test Positive For Dengue Fever In Tonga - PIR 3/19/98
Dengue Fever Confirmed In The Cook Islands - PIR 3/18/98
Tonga Confirms Seven Cases of Dengue Fever - PIR 3/17/98
Flood Ravaged Bougainville Faces Food Shortage - PIR 3/17/98
UPDATE: Fiji's Dengue Fever Epidemic Slowing - PIR 3/16/98
Kiribati Suspects Dengue Fever Epidemic - PIR 3/16/98
Funding to be given for El Nino damage - AP 3/16/98
More water improvements set - MIJ 3/13/98
Laura lens not in danger - MIJ 3/13/98
Japan donating 16,000 gallon RO unit - MIJ 3/13/98
Marshall Islands Journal Drought Advisory Bulletin- MIJ 3/13/98
February Was American Samoa's Hottest Ever, And Driest - PIR 3/13/98
Dole's stock tumbles: El Nino-related problems - HSB 3/12/98
Drought Drains Papua New Guinea Reserves - PIR 3/11/98
Dengue Fever Claims Another Life In Fiji - PIR 3/10/98
Farmers see profits wilt - HA 3/9/98
Creative conservation helps family farm keep growing - HA 3/9/98
Water Shortage Hits Banaba In Kiribati - PIR 3/9/98
Continuous Rain Causes Tonga Death And Flooding - PIR 3/9/98
PNG Spends Less Than Half Of Drought Relief Funds - PIR 3/6/98
Officials agree on need for drought plan, but offer no answers - PDN 3/6/98
Changes in climate draw experts from all walks - HSB 3/4/98
Tonga Confirms First Case Of Dengue Fever - PIR 3/4/98
Drought-readiness bill - PDN 3/3/98
El Nino threatens wildlife - PDN 3/3/98
Cloud seeding fails fo ease drought, wildfires in Borneo - PDN 3/3/98
UPDATE: Close Watch On Two Pacific Tropical Disturbances - PIR 3/2/98

February 1998:
CUC: Water wastage still continues - MV 2/98
El Niño Drought Worsens In Marshalls - PIR 2/27/98
El Niño Affects Tongan Food Crops - PIR 2/26/98
SOPAC Has El Niño Concerns - PIR 2/26/98
France Helps Fiji Combat Dengue Fever - PIR 2/25/98
Australia's PNG Drought Relief Enters New Phase - PIR 2/24/98
WHO Warns Travelers To Fiji About Dengue Fever Epidemic - PIR 2/24/98
El Nino dries up one of America's wettest cities- AP 2/23/98
Micronesia declared a state of emergency - AP 2/23/98
FSM President Nena Declares State Of Emergency - PIR 2/23/98
Marshall Islands Seeks Rain Making Equipment From U.S. - PIR 2/23/98
Saipan water rationing schedule starts March 1- PDN 2/20/98
Fijians Warned Of Continued Dengue Fever Outbreaks - PIR 2/19/98
El Niño exhibits staying power - HA 2/17/98
U.S. Contributes $100,000 More To Papua New Guinea Drought Relief - PIR 2/17/98
Drought hurts mac-nut outlook - HSB 2/16/98
Australia Resumes Food Delivery To Drought-Stricken PNG - PIR 2/16/98
Saipan officials push for rain catchment systems- PDN 2/15/98
El Niño! Eastern Pacific can expect more storms - MIJ 2/13/98
Marshall Islands Journal Drought Advisory Bulletin - MIJ 2/13/98
El Nino likely to increase prices: Farmers facing severe losses - HA 2/13/98
Hawaii County tapping new sources of water - HA 2/13/98
UPDATE: Cook Islands Cyclone Alert - PIR 2/13/98
Fiji Dengue Fever Cases Climb To Over 8,800 - PIR 2/13/98
UN Food Teams To Assist Papua New Guinea - PIR 2/12/98
Researchers: El Niño Devastates Sea Allgae - HSB 2/12/98
Big Island drought getting worse - HA 2/12/98
Drought kills crops, may force layoffs - HSB 2/11/98
Neighbor Islands feel wider drought effects - HA 2/10/98
Bone dry on Big Isle - HSB 2/6/98
Search Continues For Tahaa Landslide Victims In French Polynesia - PIR 2/9/98
UPDATE: Landslide On Tahaa, French Polynesia Kills At Least 10 - PIR 2/6/98
Fiji Dengue Fever Toll Still Rising - PIR 2/6/98
Tonga's Two Northern Islands In Dire Need Of Aid - PIR 2/5/98
Hawaii farmers hurting in El Ninos dry weather - HSB 2/4/98
El Niño To Continue Strong Impact On Pacific Weather - PIR 2/4/98
Swains Islanders Face Relief Delay - PIR 2/4/98
No finalized drought plan - PDN 2/2/98
UPDATE: Another Storm Threatens French Polynesia - PIR 2/2/98
Nauru Moves To Block Dengue Fever Introduction - PIR 2/2/98
PNG's Ok Tedi Copper Mine Resumes Exports - PIR 2/2/98
Fiji's Fight Against Dengue Fever To Cost Millions - PIR 2/2/98

January 1998:
El Niño shrinks, weather-altering power still there - AP 1/98
El Nino ocean-warming phenomenon - AP 1/31/98
Marshall Islands Journal Drought Advisory Bulletin - MIJ 1/30/98
Fiji Dengue Fever Cases Over 6,500 - PIR 1/30/98
El Niño dry weather to last for 8 months - MV 1/29/98
Samoans Examining Damage From Cyclone Tui - PIR 1/27/98
Unexpected El Nino benefit? Majuro's lagoon polluted - MIJ 1/23/98
Marshall Islands Journal Drought Advisory Bulletin - MIJ 1/23/98
'98 El Nino likely to be worse than '83 - MIJ 1/23/98
Water every 4 days - MIJ 1/23/98
PNG's Ok Tedi Begins Shipping Copper As Fly River Level Rises - PIR 1/23/98
Kiribati Reports $14 Million 1997 Surplus - PIR 1/23/98
U.S. Coast Guard On Way To Swains With Supplies - PIR 1/22/98
Power And Water Problems Force UPNG To Remain Closed - PIR 1/20/98
Swains Island Not Yet Declared Disaster Area - PIR 1/20/98
Fiji's Dengue Fever Victims Reach 3,000; Health Officials Watching Ross Fever Development - PIR 1/20/98
El Nino drought prompts water persecution in Marshall Islands - MV 1/19/98
Papua New Guinea Makes Drought Relief Personnel Changes - PIR 1/19/98
Fiji's Dengue Fever Epidemic Deaths Rise To Six - PIR 1/19/98
Marshall Islands Journal Drought Advisory Bulletin- MIJ 1/16/98
As drought worsens: MWSC considers stricter Majuro water rationing - MIJ 1/16/98
Fiji Mosquito Spraying Against Dengue Fever Not Effective - PIR 1/15/98
Fiji Police May Charge Cyclone Survivors With Crime - PIR 1/14/98
Drought control measures need to be a high priority - PDN 1/13/98
Rennell And Bellona In Solomon Islands Likely To Be Declared Disaster Area- PIR 1/13/98
Fiji Hospital Staff Members Contract Dengue Fever - PIR 1/13/98
Marshall Islands Journal Drought Advisory Bulletin- MIJ 1/9/98
Worst Of PNG Famine Yet To Come: AusAID; PNG Minister Objects To Report- PIR 1/9/98
PNG Relief Supply Looters "Not Criminals, Just Hungry Villagers" Say Officials- PIR 1/9/98
Improved Communications With Swains Island Urged - PIR 1/9/98
Tonga Concerned About Spread Of Dengue Fever From Fiji - PIR 1/9/98
Family Missing At Sea As Cyclone Katrina Nears Vanuatu - PIR 1/8/98
Cyclone Katrina Damages 52 Buildings On Rennell, Solomon Islands; Tonga Assessing Damage To Niuas By Cyclone Ron - PIR 1/8/98
UPDATE: Cyclone Susan Hits Lautoka, Fiji - PIR 1/8/98
Drought Relief Truck Looted In Enga, Papua New Guinea - PIR 1/8/98
Fiji Dengue Fever Cases Continue To Increase - PIR 1/8/98
PNGs Tolukum Gold Project Producing; Ok Tedi Still Closed - PIR 1/8/98
5,500 Cases Of Spam For Typhoon Paka Homeless On Guam - PIR 1/8/98
UPDATE: Three Cyclones Threaten Pacific; Wallis And Futuna Hit - PIR 1/7/98
Fiji Dengue Fever Outbreak Serious - PIR 1/7/98
Relief Supplies For Storm Ravaged Swains Island Delayed - PIR 1/7/98
MEDIA RELEASE: Cook Islands Receives Disaster Relief Contributions From Marshall Islands And Niue - PIR 1/7/98
Tropical Storm Ron Damages Swains Island - PIR 1/6/98
Australian Seeds To Help PNG Drought Recovery - PIR 1/6/98
PNG Drought Helps Oil Search - PIR 1/6/98
Honolulu Red Cross Continues Guam Typhoon Paka Assistance - PIR 1/6/98
More Concern Over PNG Starvation Risk - PIR 1/2/98

December 1997:
Risk Of Landslides In Papua New Guinea When Rains Start - PIR 12/31/97
In PNG, Over 48,000 Have No Access To Clean Water - PIR 12/30/97
Dengue Fever Outbreak In Fiji - PIR 12/30/97
Lifeguards gear up for waves of trouble - HSB 12/29/97
Papua New Guinea Drought Remains At Crisis Point - PIR 12/29/97
Japan Provides Marshall Islands With Typhoon Relief - PIR 12/29/97
Major 1997 Drop In Fiji Sugar Earnings - PIR 12/26/97
Guam Starting To Return To Normal - PIR 12/24/97
Typhoon Paka Devastates Guam Tourist Industry - PIR 12/23/97
Australia Sends Disease Control Specialist To PNG - PIR 12/22/97
President Clinton Declares Guam Disaster Area - PIR 12/19/97
Bank Of Hawaii Pledges Guam Relief - PIR 12/19/97
Guam Typhoon Damage Exceeds $200 Million - PIR 12/18/97
Typhoon Paka One of Guam's Worst, But No Deaths Reported - PIR 12/17/97
Water Borne Disease On Rise In Fiji Due To Drought - PIR 12/17/97
Australia Helping Solomon Islands Deal With Drought - PIR 12/17/97
UPDATE: Super Typhoon Paka Hits Guam And CNMI - PIR 12/16/97
PNGs Porgera Gold Mine Returns To Full Operation - PIR 12/16/97
More Expected To Face Starvation In PNG Because of Drought - PIR 12/16/97
Typhoon Paka Hits Marshall Islands - PIR 12/15/97
El Niño Warms Pacific To Record Highs - PIR 12/11/97
Rain In PNG Drought Areas Brings Little Relief - PIR 12/10/97
Northern Marianas Declared Major Disaster Area By Clinton - PIR 12/10/97
Marshall Islands Plans Improvements To Ebeye - PIR 12/9/97
Fiji Launches Relief Appeal For PNG And Cook Islands - PIR 12/9/97
November Rainfall In Majuro Significantly Below Normal - PIR 12/8/97
Fiji Imposes Water Use Restrictions - PIR 12/8/97
Rains Have Not Broken Papua New Guinea Drought - PIR 12/8/97
Strong typhoon veers away from philippines - APW 11/5/97
El Niño - still skeptical? Drought moves closer to Guam - PDN 12/05/97
Solomon Islands Declares Bellona Drought Disaster Area - PIR 12/5/97
Cook Islands Cyclone Victims Fund Gets Good Response - PIR 12/1/97

November 1997:
PNG's Porgera Gold Mine Resumes Operations; Ok Tedi Still Closed - PIR 11/28/97
Cyclone Osea Heads For French Polynesia - PIR 11/26/97
Papua New Guinea Appeals For More Drought Relief Help - PIR 11/21/97
Australian Navy Joins PNG Drought Relief - PIR 11/20/97
El Niño Results In FSM Bill To Fund Water Projects - PIR 11/20/97
Thousands Could Die From PNG Drought In A Few Weeks: CARE - PIR 11/19/97
Potential Water Shortage In Port Moresby - PIR 11/19/97
Manihiki Death Toll Now Eight, With Eleven Missing - PIR 11/14/97
Capital Of Port Moresby Feeling Effects Of PNG Drought - PIR 11/13/97
Manihiki Residents At Odds With Government Over Cyclone Martin Rebuilding- PIR 11/12/97
PNG May Have To Request Drought Aid From UN - PIR 11/12/97
Extensive Logging In PNG Has Contributed To Drought - PIR 11/11/97
Marshall Islands Prepares For 1998 Drought - PIR 11/10/97
Manihiki Death Toll Rises To Six With 13 Still Missing; One Confirmed Dead And Eight Missing In French Polynesia - PIR 11/7/97
Papua New Guinea Villagers Rush Aid Helicopter - PIR 11/7/97
CYCLONE MARTIN MEDIA RELEASES: Office Of The Prime Minister, Cook Islands (11/7/97)- PIR 11/7/97
Manihiki Death Toll Rises, But Some Missing Found - PIR 11/6/97
CYCLONE MARTIN MEDIA RELEASES: Office of the Prime Minister, Cook Islands (11/6/97)- PIR 11/6/97
Cyclone Martin Hits French Polynesia's Mopelia - PIR 11/5/97
COOK ISLANDS MANIHIKI DISASTER (CYCLONE MARTIN) :

October 1997:
Papua New Guinea Drought Once In A Century Disaster - PIR 10/31/97
PNG's Porgera Gold Mine Suspends Production Again - PIR 10/31/97
Fiji Fishing Industry Losing Revenue Due To El Niño - PIR 10/31/97
Kauai's preparations for more hurricanes (A. A. Smyser) - HSB 10/27/97
Papua New Guinea Drought Problems Worsen - PIR 10/27/97
El Niño Affects Solomon Islands - PIR 10/27/97
Papua New Guinea Mines Operating At Loss Due to Drought - PIR 10/24/97
El Nino likely to stir up isle hurricanes this year - HSB 10/23/97
Hawaii's vulnerability to hurricanes (A. A. Smyser) - HSB 10/22/97
Dengue Fever Continues To Spread In Samoa - PIR 10/20/97
Gold Production At PNG's Porgera Mine Drops Due to Drought - PIR 10/20/97
Powerful typhoon hits Philippines -AP 10/20/97
Samoa Monitoring Ocean Temperature Warming - PIR 10/17/97
Australia Continues To Provide Relief To PNG Drought Victims - PIR 10/16/97
Cook Islands Faces Fish Shortage - PIR 10/16/97
PNG Copra Faces $1.3 Million Loss Because Of Drought - PIR 10/14/97
Papua New Guinea Faces Possibility Of Worst Famine Ever - PIR 10/9/97
Cook Islands Face Possibility Of Worst Cyclone Season In Years - PIR 10/9/97
Samoan Blood Samples Test Positive For Dengue Fever - PIR 10/9/97
Destructive Winds Hit Kiribati - PIR 10/9/97
PNG's Porgera Gold Mine Back In Full Production - PIR 10/8/97
PNG's Lihir Gold Mine Not Affected By Drought - PIR 10/7/97
Dengue Fever-Like Virus Spreading Rapidly In Pacific - PIR 10/2/97
Governor Tauese Predicts Hurricane To Hit American Samoa This Year - PIR 10/2/97
Porgera Gold Mine Losing Millions Due To PNG Drought - PIR 10/1/97
Some Fresh Produce Prices Triple In PNG Drought Area - PIR 10/1/97
PNG Finance Minister Yaki Fired Over Drought Relief - PIR 10/1/97

September 1997:
El Nino Devastates PNG Highlands Food And Mining Belt - PIR 9/30/97
Expert Says PNG Drought Situation Getting Worse - PIR 9/30/97
Dengue Fever Hits Samoa - PIR 9/30/97
Criticism Of Australian PNG Drought Relief Effort - PIR 9/29/97
Drought Stricken PNG Islanders Living On Mangrove Seeds - PIR 9/26/97
Big waves lift surfers' hopes for winter - HSB 9/25/97
PNG Coffee Industry In Danger Of Losing Millions - PIR 9/25/97
Hunger Eliminates PNG Bridal Payments In Enga Province - PIR 9/24/97
More Australian Emergency Food Distributed In PNG - PIR 9/24/97
PNG Drought Could Continue Into 1998, Costs Rising - PIR 9/23/97
Australia Helping Coordinate PNG Drought Relief Effort - PIR 9/22/97
Smoke Haze Threatens Port Moresby, Other PNG Areas - PIR 9/18/97
PNG May Be Facing Century's Worst Famine - PIR 9/16/97
Drought May Force Some PNG Health Centers To Close - PIR 9/11/97
PNG Drought Forces Porgera Gold Mine To Close - PIR 9/11/97
PNG Facing "Desperate Situation" From Drought And Frost (Michael J. Field, AFP) - PIR 9/8/97
PNG Council Approves Aid For Drought And Frost Victims - PIR 9/5/97

August 1997:
Hong Kong's only meteorology researcher of typhoons and el nino -AP 8/30/97
PNG's Ok Tedi Copper Mine May Shut Down Temporarily - PIR 8/29/97
Natural Disasters Threaten PNG Highlands Food Crops - PIR 8/15/97
PNG's Ok Tedi Mine Considers Reducing Operations - PIR 8/14/97
The legacy of ENSO (the artist formerly known as El Nino) - HSB 8/4/97
Water Shortage In Russells Group, Solomon Islands - PIR 8/4/97

June 1997:
El Nino may hike Pacific hurricane risk - HSB 6/18/97
Hurricane season is here; will we get hit? - HSB 6/2/97

May 1985:
El Ninos climate-ocean link -AP 05/11/1985

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