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http://intra.ecmwf.int/daily/d/dreport/2015/03/16/sc/



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1. Impact

 

 

 

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The tropical cyclone Pam hit the Vanuatu Islands on 13 March 2015 with a devastating effect. The cyclone were the second strongest in the southern Pacific after Zoe (2002) and is believed to be the worst natural disaster on Vanuatu in history.

 

 

 

The figure below shows the wind footprint of the cyclone (UCL/TSR wind field modelling using JTWC real-time track provided by Mark Saunders/UCL via Tropical-Cyclone mailing list). As the cyclone moved parallel to the band of Islands, a large part of the country was affected.

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