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…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE bad weather warning for the Solomon Islands has been canceled by the Solomon Islands Meteorology Services in Honiara. Solomon Islands Meteorology Services (SIMS) office this week issued the cancellation after days of heavy rain and strong…
A call-out made to Provincial Disaster Officers and key informants by the National Disaster Management Office recently to determine the impacts of the current weather condition indicated that no major damages to properties, infrastructure, or loss of lives were being…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE constant heavy rain and windy weather conditions that is associated with Tropical Cyclone Fili will continue to affect most parts of the country during this week as it moved for New Caledonia. The bad weather associated…
THE weather condition currently experienced countrywide is associated with an active trough located south of the Solomon Islands and is linked to Tropical cyclone Fili close to New Caledonia. The Solomon Islands Meteorological Service (SIMS) says, the active trough located…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU SOLOMON Islands joined other 187 states and six-member territories to commemorate World Meteorological Day on Wednesday this week. The annual celebration takes place on the 23rd of March 2022 to coincide with the formation of the World…
DUE to high turbidity, the Kongulai Gravity Source closure has been extended until further notice. The shutdown is due to high turbidity (silt and dirt particles in the water) experienced upstream as a result of heavy rains at the water…
HONIARA, 18 FEB 2022 – Oxfam in the Pacific (OiP) this week launched its short film ‘Cyclone Season’, capturing the incredible disaster preparedness efforts of a rural community in Malaita Province. The 12-minute film features a theatrical demonstration of the…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU The Solomon Island Meteorology has cancelled the strong wind warning for the country at 7am today morning Saturday 12 February 2022. However Weather forecast officer Eddie Maru said the heavy rain warning is still current for most…