The first global map of tropical shallow water has been created through joint effort of NASA and NOAA. Nearly 44,000 SeaWiFS (Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor) scenes collected over five years were processed to 1 sq.km cells by NASA Space Flight Center using algorithms developed by NOAA for water shallower than 20-30 meters. NOAA is working with the UNEP World Consdervation Monitoring Centre to use this data set to improve the database of coral reef locations used in ReefBase.
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Cyclone Zoe Strikes Solomon Islands
by UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), ReliefWeb
02 January 2003
Cyclone Zoe, a category 5 tropical storm, passed over the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands from 28-30 December 2002. Report is based on information provided by the National Disaster Management Office in the Solomon Islands and the Emergency Management Australia through the OCHA Office of the Regional Disaster Response Advisor for the Pacific in Fiji, as well as media reports.
