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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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