The first early warning and hazard-ready mobile application for Tonga was launched yesterday, 27 August, by Tonga Meteorology Service, on the side of the Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in Nuku'alofa. The app provides early disaster warning information and can also report events as they happen in Tonga.
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Results for early warning system
Wednesday 28 August 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Saturday 22 October 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Pacific Island countries aim to strengthen their regional seismic network and find ways to improve their multi-hazard early warning systems in the South-West Pacific region, where about 30% of global seismicity is observed and 15% of deadly tsunamis are generated. The challenges were addressed at the 7th Annual Meeting of the Oceania Regional Seismic Network was held for the first time in Nuku’alofa, on 17-19 October, followed by the 7th Session of the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System Working Committee on 20-21 October.
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Friday 14 October 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Meteorological Services plans to improve early warnings and early responses to hazards and threats, by expanding the use of mobile phones to receive early warning alerts. The development is supported by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
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Friday 1 July 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A team of 14 members have arrived from Japan to continue and complete the Tonga National Early Warning System (NEWS) Project tentatively set for September this year.
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Friday 18 May 2018
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Tokyo, Japan
A general grant of 2.8 billion Japanese Yen (equivalent to around $56 million pa’anga) was committed by the Government of Japan to fund a Nationwide Early Warning System and Strengthening Disaster Communications Project in Tonga.
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Wednesday 23 August 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police are still looking for two civil defence sirens that were stolen from a pole in Kolovai earlier this month. A suspect has been arrested in Lapaha.
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