Cyclone Winston

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1. Pasupial 1

   21 February 2016 at 10:29 am

   Didn’t see this post before commenting on OM:

   This CNN video shows the best track I’ve been able to find; straight between Vanua Levu and Vitu Levu, with the centre over water the whole time. Pretty much the worst possible scenario:

   while Winston weakened as it moved over land — as these types of storms do — it has since reintensified, and with the El Niño-warmed water serving as fuel, Winston’s eye has reformed.

   CNN meteorologist Michael Guy said Winston is expected to “keep strength as it continues on its path in open waters,” but said “it will weaken Tuesday or Wednesday once it hits cooler waters and stronger shear.”

   Winston’s 184 mph winds smashed the previous record for a Southern Hemisphere cyclone. According to Colorado State University hurricane expert Philip Klotzbach, both Cyclone Zoe, which battered the Solomon Islands in 2002, and Cyclone Monica, which walloped Australia in 2006, previously shared the record with their estimated winds of 178 mph.

   http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/20/us/tropical-cyclone-winston-fiji/

   This Met service forecast is good too, but will update soon (it currently covers the whole sweep from Saturday avo on).

   http://www.metservice.com/maps-radar/maps/tasman-sea-nz
2. Sanctuary 2

   21 February 2016 at 11:18 am

   I suggest we do nothing, so the Fijian miiitary will get to see if those containers of weapons from Russia are better than aid from NZ.
   • Pasupial 2.1

     21 February 2016 at 12:55 pm

     Sanctuary

     With-holding humanitarian aid because you disagree with the regime in another country doesn’t seem to be the best course. I imagine the army aren’t going to be going hungry in any case, so your suggestion is; that we let the people of a neighboring country die for want of food and medicines at a time of natural disaster, which is likely to be counterproductive. Unless your plan is to drive them further into the influence of Russia and China (who I recall seeing somewhere were also arming the Fijian regime).
     • Anne 2.1.1

       21 February 2016 at 2:16 pm

       I suspect Pasupial that Sanctuary was being a little tongue in cheek.
3. sabine 3

   21 February 2016 at 3:03 pm

   Well according to an article i seen on either stuff or herald online, NZ is sending an aircraft to fly reconnaissance and 50.000 $.

   I hope that this aid will be upped to be in relations to the damage to the islands.
   As for the comment from Sanctuary, The people of Fiji did not accept soldiers and weapons from Russia, the regime/government of Fiji did. Even with a snark tag it is still a bit of a misplaced comment.
4. alwyn 4

   21 February 2016 at 5:18 pm

   “Cyclone Winston is the strongest ever southern hemisphere storm”
   And everyone thought that the old bugger, now a very lined 70, had done his dash.
   My god, he’ll still be there at 90!
   • Anne 4.1

     21 February 2016 at 6:31 pm

     It looks like he’s planning to start moving southward (keep everybody guessing?) then tootle off up to the Coral Sea where he can recharge himself again – if so inclined – then God knows what he’ll do then. Leopards never change their spots.
5. johnm 5

   21 February 2016 at 6:05 pm

   Our climate has accumulated
   3,187,092,715
   Hiroshima atomic bombs
   of heat since 1979
   http://sks.to/heat

   It won’t end well! 🙁

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