Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Inhabitants-Prepare-for-Cyclone-Donna-in-Vanuatu-27MZIFJJYBS8A.htmlConceptually similarInhabitants Prepare for Cyclone Donna in VanuatuGP0STQVKFReadyForCataloguing★★★★Inhabitants Prepare for Cyclone Donna in VanuatuGP0STQVKHCompleted★★★★Inhabitants Prepare for Cyclone Donna in VanuatuGP0STQVKACompleted★★★★Inhabitants Prepare for Cyclone Donna in VanuatuGP0STQVKBCompleted★★★★Inhabitants Prepare for Cyclone Donna in VanuatuGP0STQVKCCompleted★★★★Inhabitants Prepare for Cyclone Donna in VanuatuGP0STQVKDCompleted★★★★Inhabitants Prepare for Cyclone Donna in VanuatuGP0STQVKECompleted★★★★Boy Playing in Port VilaGP0STQVJVCompleted★★★★Impacts of Cyclone Donna in VanuatuGP0STQVKJCompleted★★★★★★View AllGP0STQVKGInhabitants Prepare for Cyclone Donna in VanuatuThe inhabitants of Saama Village prepare for the arrival of Cyclone Donna and seek refuge in the local church. The storm was a category 4 on a scale of 5, and impacted the archipelago despite being out of the usual tropical cyclone season. According to experts, this type of extreme weather phenomena occurs more and more frequently and intensely as a result of climate change.In original language:Cambio Climatico en VanuatuSaama Village, North Efate, República de Vanuatu.Los habitantes de Saama Village se preparan para la llegada del ciclón Donna y buscan refugio en la iglesia de la localidad. La Repu´blica de Vanuatu (antiguas Nuevas He´bridas) es un archipie´lago de 83 islas del oce´ano Paci´fico sur. Su capital es Port Vila. 65 de las 83 islas no esta´n habitadas. En 2015 y 2016, Naciones Unidas ha clasificado a Vanuatu como el pai´s con mayor riesgo del mundo frente a los desastres naturales. Su temperatura esta en aumento, el periodo de lluvias ha disminuido, ha subido el nivel del mar, se han acidificado sus aguas.En 2005 los habitantes del pueblo de Tegua, en la Isla de Torres se convirtieron en los primeros habitantes del planeta en ser desplazados por la subida del nivel del mar.Locations:Efate-Melanesia-Saama-VanuatuDate:8 May, 2017Credit:© Pedro Armestre / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5250px X 3500pxKeywords:Boys-Christian crosses-Churches-Climate (campaign title)-Climate change-Climate change impacts-Cyclones-Day-Displaced people-Indoors-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Pre-adolescent children (10-13)-Storms (weather)-Three people-WomenShoot:Climate Change Impacts in VanuatuDuring an expedition to the Republic of Vanuatu in the South Pacific, Greenpeace documents the effects that climate change has already had on this remote region of the planet. Vanuatu is an area that, because of its location, is exposed to all kinds of natural disasters that are aggravated by climate change. In fact, during the team's stay, cyclone Donna, category 4 on a scale of 5, impacted the archipelago despite being out of the usual tropical cyclone season. According to experts, this type of extreme weather phenomena occurs more and more frequently and intensely as a result of climate change.The Republic of Vanuatu is an archipelago of 83 islands in the South Pacific Ocean. In 2015 and 2016, the United Nations ranked Vanuatu as the world's most at risk country in the face of natural disasters.Its temperature is increasing, the rainy season has decreased, the sea level has risen, and its waters have become acidified.
