The Pacific Northwest in the United States is experiencing unprecedented heat wave this week. Washington State and Oregon have recording historical temperature highs, never before recorded in the typically cooler climates of the Northwestern states. “This heat wave is what climate change looks like. Quite frankly, this is one of the most unusually extreme weather […]

American Samoa and the Independent State of Samoa are both experiencing historically high number of ‘hot days’ this decade according to the latest report by the Pacific Islands Climate Regional Assessment team. The Scientists found that for American Samoa the number of hot days has increased from 9 in the 1960s to 22 days per […]

The intense focus on data technology, data sharing and data science in the Pacific islands as of late has promised a myriad of benefits for island Governments through evidence based decision making and policies. Data is good, we agree. It captures past, current and can assist in ways to influence future trends on key development […]