Feature article
Higher risk of Tropical Cyclones for South Pacific countries east of the Date Line
By Dr Jim Salinger, Dr Jim Renwick and Stuart Burgess
For some South Pacific countries east of the date line the chances of tropical cyclone activity are higher than normal for the November 2002 – January 2003 period.
The last few tropical cyclone seasons were relatively ‘quiet’, with only six occurrences during 2000/01 and five in 2001/02.