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On December 17, a nationwide curfew was enacted starting at 4:00 p.m local time [46] and the National Disaster Management Office declared a state of emergency. [47] Early on December 17, Bainimarama said in a video posted to Facebook that over 850,000 Fijians, or about 95% of the country's population, were in the direct path of Yasa. He added ...
Strong winds and heavy rain associated with Sarai started to impact Fiji's northern division during December 26, with rainfall totals of 144 mm (5.7 in), 117 mm (4.6 in) & 116 mm (4.6 in) recorded at the weather stations in Saqani, Vaturekuka and at Udu Point. [15]
Fiji became a signatory to first the Kyoto Protocol on 17 September 1998 and the Paris Agreement on 22 April 2016. [50] On the 5th of March 2019, Fiji submitted its long-term climate action plan to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change - central to this is its aim to reach net-zero emissions across all sectors by 2050. [2]
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The system was first noted on December 9, 2012, as a weak tropical depression about 700 km (435 mi) to the northeast of Suva, Fiji. Over the next couple of days, the depression gradually developed further before it was named Evan on December 12, as it had fully developed into a tropical cyclone.
December 21, 1986 – January 5, 1987: Category 3 severe tropical cyclone: 150 km/h (90 mph) 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu Wallis and Futuna: $14 million: 2 [31] [33] Sally: December 26, 1986 – January 5, 1987: Category 3 severe tropical cyclone: 150 km/h (90 mph) 955 hPa (28.20 inHg) Cook Islands, French Polynesia: $24.6 million ...
December 11–24 – Cyclone Yasa kills four people with one missing and caused $246.7 million (2020 USD) in damage across Vanuatu, Fiji, and Tonga. December 18–25 – Tropical Storm Krovanh, also known as Tropical Depression Vicky, kills nine people with one missing and caused $4.48 million (2020 USD) in damage across the Philippines ...
December 19 – A snow squall on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania caused 2 deaths. [84] The same snow squall forced Interstate 390 to close as well. [85] December 23, 2019 – January 2, 2020 – Cyclone Sarai kills two people and caused $2.3 million (2019 USD) in damage across Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Niue, and the Cook Islands.