Pam is the third most intense storm of the South Pacific Ocean according to pressure, after Winston of 2016 and Zoe of 2002. It is also the second most intense tropical cyclone in 2015, only behind Hurricane Patricia.

Mar 14, 2015 · Cyclone Pam, large and destructive tropical cyclone in the South Pacific Ocean that affected Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Kiribati, and New Zealand during March 2015. Cyclone Pam produced high winds, coastal storm surges, heavy rains, and flooding in the affected countries and was classified for a time as a category 5 storm. Worst hit by far was Vanuatu ...

Mar 16, 2015 · A UN team in Vanuatu says 24 people are dead and 3,300 have been displaced by Cyclone Pam, with links to outlying islands still down.

Oct 18, 2024 · On March 13, 2015, Cyclone Pam, a Category 5 storm, struck Vanuatu, an archipelago of over 80 islands in the South Pacific with a population of about 270,000 people. The cyclone’s eye passed near Efate Island, where the capital, Port Vila, is located, with sustained winds up to 160 miles per hour.

On the 13th March 2015, Tropical Cyclone Pam hit the northern and central islands of Vanuatu. The category-5 storm brought winds of 250km/hr with gusts up to 320km/hr. Winds and flooding destroyed homes, uprooted trees, ruined crops and caused considerable damage to …

Mar 13, 2015 · The UN relief agency says there are reports of more than 40 deaths after Cyclone Pam, a category five tropical storm, hits the Vanuatu islands.

Mar 15, 2015 · Onlookers watch historic landmark get washed away by flooding. The mayhem of Tropical Cyclone Pam, one of the most powerful storms ever to make landfall, is gone, but the misery it left behind in...

On March 17, 2015,—three days after the storm hit the islands—the Operational Land Imager on Landsat 8 acquired imagery revealing the widespread effects of the storm. Before Pam, Erromango appeared dark green due to the lush tropical vegetation that thrives on it.

Mar 15, 2015 · The fury of Tropical Cyclone Pam, one of the most powerful storms ever to make landfall, has moved on, but the misery it left behind in the islands of Vanuatu is just starting to become apparent.

Mar 30, 2015 · Cyclone Pam was a Category 5 storm when it struck the island nation of Vanuatu in the South Pacific on March 13 and 14, 2015.