The Restless Seas of Walande Community Many of the coastal communities in the Solomon Islands are facing the threat of coastal erosion. Walande Community, in the Southern region of Malaita province, is a classic example of a community that battles…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE National Disaster Management Office has stressed the need for the general public in the country to take early warnings seriously in disaster preparedness. National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) Deputy Director, Jonathan Tafiariki told ENVIRONMENT MEDIA that…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022 will be observed in the country tomorrow as it was rescheduled for Friday 14 (Tomorrow), according to the National Disaster Management Office in Honiara. The event should be observed…
THE National Disaster Management Office is organizing a media awareness to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022. This event is marked on the 13th day of October every year with a special theme. This awareness aims to…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU SOLOMON Islands are vulnerable to natural disasters like cyclones and it can happen at any time, and when they happen at school, everyone should be prepared to handle them safely and effectively. The Tropical cyclone season (TC)…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU A strong wind warning ‘number five’ has been issued by the Solomon Islands meteorological service at 7 am this morning, 21st September 2022. The strong wind warning is current for waters of Rennell & Bellona, Makira and…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU SMALL Boat skippers and crafts in the Western province will now benefit from the new flag early warning system recently installed in Gizo. Mr Eddie Maru, Chief Meteorological Officer (forecasting) said that the flag early warning system…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU STRONG wind warning number three has been issued at 4pm today Monday 13 June. This is for the waters of Temotu, Makira, Rennell and Bellona and the southern waters of Russell Islands, Guadalcanal and western provinces. The…
FOUR Schools and eight communities in Makira Ulawa Province took delivery of new Tropical Cyclone Tracking Maps and basic weather equipment at the provincial capital Kirakira on Wednesday 1st June 2022. The handing over is the result of a collaborative…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE Current on and off rainfall over the country is expected to stop during the week. The Solomon Islands meteorology service told environment Media today-06-2022 that this is normal on and off unstable weather for the country.…
BY JEREMY GWAO FREELANCE JOURNALIST 35-year-old Francis Filia has had to sit in a wheelchair for more than 17 years due to a physical impairment on his spine. From his home in the Solomon Islands, he hears the waves each…
THE Solomon Islands Meteorological Service today took delivery of computer equipment from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for Meteorological Data entry, processing, and modeling. The equipment includes 9 laptops, MS Office 2019 standalone license for…
