CYCLONE HITS VANUATU

WHAT IS THIS?

• A category 5 cyclone hit Vanuatu
• Winds reach up to 145 MPH
• Waves reach up to 26 ft
• Damaged 90% of the country’s capital

What’s the difference between cyclones, hurricanes, and typhoons? There is no difference. It depends where the storm is located. A cyclone is located on the South Pacific or Indian Oceans. A hurricane is located in the Atlantic and Northeast Pacific Ocean. A typhoon is also located in the Northeast Pacific Ocean.

SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THE CYCLONE

• The cyclone’s name is cyclone Harold
• On April 6th, 2020, the cyclone hit Vanuatu
• The cyclone lasted in Vanuatu to April 11th, 2020
• The cyclone also hit Fiji, a country close to Vanuatu.

IN RESPONSE TO THIS CYCLONE...

• Other countries have donated money
• The construction companies will earn lots of money
• Have to get business, houses, and homes repaired—even health care systems
• Lots of people devastated

The lenses I chose were the Civic, Geographic, and Economic lenses.

CIVIC LENS

• Involves government
• The pressure and spotlight is on the government
• Government already has to deal with coronavirus

GEOGRAPHICAL

• Vanuatu is an island
• Islands are vulnerable to cyclones
• Hard to get help because water is surrounding the island

ECONOMIC

• Costs money to repair
• Construction companies benefit from this—having to repair a lot

WHY DID I CHOSE TO WRITE ABOUT THIS?

• I have always been fascinated with natural disasters
• It is something other that the coronavirus
• I thought it would be interesting to see how Vanuatu reacted—in the middle of a global pandemic

WHY SHOULD I CARE ABOUT THIS?

• Because it affects the whole world
• People are losing a lot of things—health care systems, business
• In some cases, people need to have their business to pay mortgage or rent
• These folks are going through especially rough times

WHY IS THIS NEWSWORTHY?

• It has a chain reaction and it affects the whole world