Chief Ben Lovo and his family of Bongkil Village on Erromango, Vanuatu. He says shortwave broadcasts from RNZ Pacific's cyclone watch service during Cyclone Pam allowed him to warn four villages. Photo: RNZI/Koroi Hawkins
RNZ Pacific has updated the on-air frequencies for its cyclone watch service for the 2023-2024 cyclone season.
The cyclone watch service was activated early this year due to tropical cyclone Lola which devastated parts of Vanuatu in October 2023.
Once cyclone alerts are issued, RNZ Pacific will broadcast hourly updates of these bulletins if necessary, and whenever the situation changes. These will be heard either just before the top of each hour or following news bulletins at the top of each hour.
We will do our best to keep people informed of all-weather updates on-air and online.
Our information comes from the Fiji Meteorological Service and the New Zealand MetService.
In addition, we can access weather bulletins from the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa, and Tonga Meteorological Offices.
We try to get damage reports from local authorities, non-governmental agencies active in the field and people affected whom we manage to reach.
You can also follow us on X formerly Twitter @RNZPacific and on @RNZPacific Facebook.
RNZ Pacific's cyclone frequency schedule for December 2023 to March 2024 Photo: RNZ Pacific