Feature article
Facing weather and climate variability with indigenous knowledge
P.F. Lefale and D.N.T. King, NIWA
In the tropical southwest Pacific, measurements of weather and climate conditions by European scientists began in the late 1800s, with the first observing stations established in New Caledonia in 1863 and Samoa in 1890. Since then, scientific observations and research into understanding the weather and climate of the region have advanced at a rapid pace in line with the information and technological era.