Vanuatu Case-study

Vanatu Case-study Cyclone Pam

Pam began to form on the 6^th of March, 750km to the east-northeast of the Solomon Islands – a remote island chain about 1,750km northeast of Australia’s north-eastern city of Cairns.

The system developed as a twin disturbance before becoming a cyclone. Since then Pam gained energy from the warm waters of the South Pacific. Sustained, destructive winds of more than 180 mph hit Vanuatu…