Feature article
Average annual number of Tropical Cyclones, neutral-ENSO periods, from 1969–70 to 2007–08.
Tropical cyclone risk across the South Pacific, 2008–09
Jim Salinger and James Renwick, NIWA
Neutral El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) conditions are likely to produce average tropical cyclone activity for most tropical South Pacific countries over the coming months. Communities should remain alert and prepared.
In the South Pacific, tropical cyclones usually develop in the wet season, from November through to April, but occasionally occur in October and May.