Podcasts about cyclone winston

In 2016, Cyclone Winston devastated Fiji – flattening villages, cutting power, and leaving hundreds of thousands in urgent need. But as the crisis unfolded, aid stalled. Bureaucracy delayed funding, costing time and lives. Nine years later, the system remains broken. Disaster response is fragmented, and vulnerable nations are left waiting. With foreign aid shrinking and the next crisis inevitable, how can we fix it before it's too late? In this episode, Tortoise editor Jeevan Vasagar talks to Kathy Baughman McLeod and Dan Lund about how pre-arranged financing could finally break the costly cycle of response and recovery. Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Counter Crisis is brought to you by the Centre for Disaster Protection, which helps countries find better ways to manage disaster risk – protecting lives, livelihoods, and economies before crisis strikes. Follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Why is climate finance such an important issue, and how does it affect the world's most climate-vulnerable countries? In this podcast we look at the Pacific island nation of Fiji, which is on the frontline of climate change-related impacts such as coral bleaching, sea level rises, and extreme weather events. Fiji's attempts to meet this challenge were dealt a severe blow by Cyclone Winston and then - especially - the Covid 19 pandemic, which hit the tourism-dependent economy very hard. In this WRI podcast we hear about the challenges, the solutions that are being found, and the central role that climate finance plays in this. The interviewees are Caitlin Smith and Prashant Chandra of WRI, and Prelish Lal of Fiji's Ministry of Economy. The podcast is presented by Nicholas Walton, who also produced it with significant help from Hayden Higgins from WRI's Finance team.

Join us for paranormal tales of the south pacific. Sources: https://fijisun.com.fj/2018/12/19/haunted-block/ https://hauntedauckland.com/site/ghosts-at-hotel-shangri-la-fiji/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3572558/Fijian-village-speak-ghost-disabled-man-Pauliasi-Naivoa-haunts-died-Cyclone-Winston.html https://www.yourghoststories.com/ghost-stories-countries.php?country=FJ&page=1 https://fijisun.com.fj/2016/02/16/ministry-to-probe-alleged-haunted-school-reddy/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2015/06/the-cursed-ghost-ship-of-fiji/

In the latest news of Fiji in Hindi: COVID-19 deaths continue to rise in Fiji and its Western Division records a spike in new cases.

PODCAST EPISODE 39: Jean Tikram, beekeeper and business co-owner of Waitika Farm,Wairuku, Rakiraki, Fiji COVID-19 has sparked many questions about why we do the things we do. For some of us, this has meant reassessing some pretty big stuff in our lives, including our careers. With redundancies and a lack of certainty around employment for some, maybe this is the time to ask ourselves what we really want to be doing, and why. For Jean and Anil Tikram of Waitika Farm in Wairuku, Rakiraki, Fiji, the motivation for starting a bee farm was always heartfelt and from a place of positive change, as described in an interview for the Fiji Sun newspaper: “The motivation for starting a bee farm was initially to keep ourselves meaningfully occupied with something that could make a positive contribution to the environment as well as something that could perhaps have turned into a small business.” It is this remarkable positivity that makes me especially delighted to introduce you to Jean Tikram for episode 39 of the BEES WITH BEN beekeeping podcast. Waitika Farm is a honey farm in Wairuku, Rakiraki, Fiji, that is brimming with a magnificent array of aromatic herbs such as rosemary, thyme, oregano, mint, tarragon, basil varieties, and strawberries (loved by humans and bees alike!). As a business, the couple keep and maintain their own hives, harvest honey, as well as making bee-related goodies such as beeswax wraps, honey butter, lip balms, candles, among other products. And as Jean and her husband Anil's farm has grown, that positive impact has grown too, flourishing into profits for the couple and their business. “It was trial and error all the way at the beginning but the deeper we got involved the more interesting and rewarding it became! Bees are incredibly smart creatures and we are very privileged to be able to work with them,” Jean told the Fiji Sun. This positive approach was completely evident when I visited the couple and their farm last year, just before COVID hit, and it infiltrates the way the couple run their business and deal with the challenges that come with an unpredictable environment, a pandemic and the usual trials of running a small business. Tune in to hear Jean and I discuss daily life on Waitika Farm, the aggressive nature of bees in Fiji, what brought the couple to beekeeping, and some big challenges to their business (namely, Cyclone Winston) and how they were overcome. https://www.facebook.com/Waitika-Farm-Fiji-589613347735089

LinkedIn News Editor, Cayla Dengate joins Jane Jackson on Your Career Podcast to discuss her fascinating career journey and all things LinkedIn. Based in Australia, Cayla is a journalist with a passport full of stamps, passionate about looking beyond the breaking news cycle. She has lived and worked in the Philippines & an Aboriginal community, and loves using new tools to share stories - especially when it relates to travel, science, health and the environment.Cayla's career highlights include interviewing people of influence from former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd right through to Snoop Dog, travelling on assignment to Fiji after Cyclone Winston and producing travel journalism about active volcanoes, camelback treks and shark dives. Of course you can find Cayla on LinkedIn!

Cyclone Yasa has struck Fiji overnight, with winds gusting as high as 350kmph flash flooding, large waves and strong winds are all a part of the threat to the Pacific Island, the aftermath will be revealed this morning. Authorities have warned the cyclone could have a strength to rival the devastation wrought by Cyclone Winston in 2016. Many residents were preparing for the worst for most of this week. Ali Wilkinson, who lives in Suva, speaks to Susie Ferguson.

Houses have been flattened, and people left in only the clothes they're wearing as Cyclone Yasa swept into the island of Vanua Levu yesterday evening, with winds gusting as high as 350km/h. Authorities in Fiji are waiting for daylight to assess the extent of the damage caused by the category five cyclone. More than 1,400 people spent the night in evacuation centres, and there are already reports of widespread flooding and buildings flattened. Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama said Yasa could quite easilty surpass the devastation wrought by Cyclone Winston in 2016. Correspondent Lice Movono speaks to Susie Ferguson from the capital, Suva.

Hosts Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell are joined by Fijian legend Osea Kolinisau for #RugbyHive Episode 5. Kolinisau is the most capped Fijian 7s player of all-time, with 62 tournament appearances on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series from 2008 to 2016. He is the scorer of a record 1,272 points - the only Fijian ahead of him is the King of Sevens, Waisale Serevi. Kolinisau captained Fiji to back-to-back HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series titles in 2014/2015 and 2015/2016, the first and only time his country has achieved this honor. He was the flag bearer for Team Fiji at the 2016 Rio Olympics. At that event Kolinisau captained Fiji and led them to the Gold medal, claiming Fiji's first ever medal at an Olympic Games. His side would go on to beat Great Britain 43-7 in the final. In today's episode we talk about growing up in Suva, Fiji, and his aspirations as a young boy. We talk about debuting for Fiji and the influence of Waisale Serevi. We talk about a foreign coach in Ben Ryan taking the helm of Fiji during the World Series and the Olympic Games. We talk about Cyclone Winston and Fiji winning the 2016 USA Sevens in Las Vegas, and how rugby can inspire hope. What was the Olympic Games like? What was the mindset going into the knockout stages? How massive is the rivalry with the All Black 7s? How is living in Houston, Texas, playing for the Houston SaberCats in Major League Rugby? We cover all these topics including being on the Fijian $7 bill, supporting the Springboks and advice for aspiring young rugby players around the world. We hope you enjoy and follow us on these platforms! Podcast

Chester Lampkin first joined WUSA 9 in December 2019. Chester comes from KSDK-TV in St. Louis, Missouri, the sister station of WUSA 9. As a child growing up in St. Louis, Chester has always had a strong interest in weather. While growing up, he experienced some big weather events, including the "blizzard" of 1982 and the Great Flood of 1993. Chester spent three years at KSDK-TV as weekend morning meteorologist. In 2015, Chester left KSDK and the United States for an adventure Down Under. He worked for two years as a meteorologist for MetService New Zealand, which is basically the New Zealand equivalent of the National Weather Service. In April 2017, Chester returned to KSDK-TV as weekday morning meteorologist. While in St. Louis, Chester covered the costliest hailstorm in St. Louis history in 2012, major flooding in 2019, along with multiple winter storms and tornado events through the years. In New Zealand, Chester helped provide coverage for Cyclone Winston, one of the most devastating and intense tropical systems ever recorded in the southern hemisphere. His broadcast career began in Grand Junction, Colorado, as the morning meteorologist at KJCT News 8. Chester also worked at KRCG-TV in Jefferson City, Missouri, as both the morning and chief meteorologist, and at KTSM-TV, the NBC affiliate in El Paso, Texas, as the morning meteorologist. Chester earned a bachelor's degree in meteorology from Saint Louis University and completed post-graduate work in geography at the University of Missouri. Aside from the weather, Chester has an interest in geography, media, music, jogging, travel, baseball, and college basketball. Chester lives with his family in the Maryland suburbs, but can be found exploring the entire DMV with his partner and son. You can contact Chester at clampkin@wusa9.com and follow him on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. (via WUSA9.com)

Highlights from 1 week of pumping waves at the Superbank provided by Cyclone Winston SONG: Paranoid - Black Sabbath FILM/EDIT: Jordan Keir

https://www.smacc.net.au/   Anne Creaton – An Emergency Physician & retrievalist HQ’d in Melbourne Australia. She spent the last 4 years in Fiji establishing emergency medicine training in a low resource environment while building capacity in pre-hospital care and disaster response. While living in Fiji she experienced Cyclone Winston first hand and was part of the in-country response. She is an educator in mass gathering medicine and the MIMMS system and was part of the instructor team for a multiagency tabletop simulation of a multi-site terrorist attack in Melbourne.    Lionel Lamhaut – An anesthetist with critical care and emergency training and an associate professor of the SAMU de Paris (excuse my French - Service d'Aide Médicale Urgente), Dr. Lamhaut is not only a disaster response physician but an academician of the highest caliber with recent publications on the prospective deployment of ECPR for refractory cardiac arrest in the Paris area with a multicenter study well underway.  He responded directly to the deadly terror attack of Charlie Hebdo and was instrumental in the after action analysis in the coordinated multi-site terror attack that struck Paris on Friday the 13th of 2015.   Raed Arafat – Put a warm round of applause together for the Secretary of State and Minister of Internal Affairs of Romania! Tasked with development of emergency medical care in the country, he is the founder of SMURD – the Mobile Emergency Service for Resuscitation and Extrication. In his current position he leads the Department for Emergency Situations including fire and rescue, civil protection, prehospital emergency medical services, air rescue as well as emergency departments.  Ladies and gentleman… a Knight and Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit in Romania, he has overcome both politics and prejudice in his sterling career as a champion of the highest quality prehospital care.   Query us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/EMS_Nation Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/prehospitalnation   Wishing Everyone a safe tour! ~Faizan H. Arshad, MD @emscritcare www.emsnation.org

North Carolina resident and Arizona State University student, Matthew Wilkins, was interviewed by American and National Press Club Journalist Victoria Gaither at Musket Cove Island Resort in Fiji. Matthew talks about why he's at Musket Cove in Fiji, the interview was apart of International Connection Radio promoting Fiji after Cyclone Winston hit. Matthew is picture on the left with the baseball cap standing next to him Sam Pearson of Guernsey, Channel Island.

Sally Round reports from  Fiji on the efforts to rebuild people's lives after the devastating impact of Cyclone Winston.

Youth With A Mission teams are responding to the recent deaths and destruction in Fiji wrought by Cyclone Winston, the new YWAM Ship’s helicopter has already been credited with saving lives in Papua New Guinea, Homes of Hope have built over 5000 homes around the world, and more on this episode of the YWAM News […] The post Fiji Relief Work, YWAM Helicopter at Work, Home of Hope 25 Years first appeared on YWAM Podcast.

This week, The devastation caused by Cyclone Winston casts a shadow over Fiji's preparations for the Las Vegas Sevens; Mean while Samoa's fitness and build-up is much improved; Tonga's first Rio Olympian is found; And the PNG Kumuls rugby league team have a new coach.

Trumps lie, Sheehan’s rant and Alan Jones confusion over international trade – all given the Balls Radio treatment this week.More at http://ballsradio.com Email: phil@ballsradio.comRUINNING ORDER00:00 Introduction02:00 Paul Sheehan’s latest fiction09:03 Trump’s lies25:46 Jones’ false logic on national interest30:07 Cyclone Winston – second biggest so far33:25 Crowdsourcing a beach35:37 Pastafarian marriage – now recognised in NZ38:29 The $400k doctor gig in Tokoroa40.14 Hard times for Kim Dotcom43.15 A Big Idea: supermarket queues for talkers46.15 Will Guantamo Bay ever close?52.30 Kids with hand guns. What could possibly go wrong?

This week: The effects of Cyclone Winston have been heavily felt in Fiji's sporting community; Will Oceania back the new FIFA President; We talk to Fiji's Ben Volavola as Super Rugby returns; And Samoa appoints a new representative to Oceania Rugby.

Ledua Taucilagi gives an account of the effort made by the Wellington Cyclone Appeal Organization to assist Cyclone Winston victims. - Talanoa tiko o Ledua Taucilagi mai Wellington me baleta na nodra sasaga na lewe i Viti era sa tu mai keya kei ira na lewenivanua raraba ena kena soqoni vata na iyaya ni veivuke me na vakau ki Viti me ra laki vukei kina na vakaleqai e na Cagilaba o Winston - Wellington Cyclone Appeal Organization.

Interview with the Australian Federal Minister for International Development and the Pacific Senator Concetta Fierravanti - Wells about OPERATION FIJI ASSIST 2016. - Veitalanoa kei na Minisita ni matanitu o Ositerelia e na tabana ni International Development and the Pacific o Senator Concetta Fierravanti- Wells me baleta na veivuke ki Viti ka vakatokai na OPERATION FIJI ASSIST 2016.

The President of the Victoria Fijian Community Association, Vonivate Tawase was interviewed about their intention to organized a Cyclone Winston Appeal . - E vosa tiko na Peresitedi ni isoqosoqo na Victoria Fijian Community Association o Vonivate Tawase me baleta na nodratou vakatutu - na Cyclone Winston Appeal.

His Excellency, the Fiji High Commisioner in Australia, Mr. Yogesh Punja, was interviewed about the types of donation needed by Cyclone Winston victims. - A vakatarogi o Mr. Yogesh Punja, na mata nei Viti e Ositerelia me baleta na mataqali veivuke era gadreva vakalevu na vakaleqai e na Cagilaba o Winston.