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Climate change in Papua New Guinea

 PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority
 Atmosphere and Climate  Land  Biodiversity  Built Environment  Coastal and Marine

This chapter provides a brief description of Papua New Guinea, its past and present climate as well as projections for the future. The climate observation network and the availability of atmospheric and oceanic data records are outlined. The annual mean climate, seasonal cycles and the influences of large-scale climate features such as the West Pacific Monsoon and patterns of climate variability (e.g. the El Niño‑Southern Oscillation) are analysed and discussed.

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Regional assessment on ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction and biodiversity in Oceania.

 International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN)
 Land  Coastal and Marine  Biodiversity  Atmosphere and Climate

The Oceania region is very prone to natural disasters having experienced two Category 5 cyclones in as many years; Tropical Cyclone (TC)Pam struck Vanuatu on 13 March 2015 and TC Winston struck Fiji on 20 February 2016.

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Call Number: [EL]

Physical Description: 92 p