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Cyclone Heta Indeed, as the winds around a cyclone flow in all directions, the waves cannot easily reach their maxima, but the fact that cyclone Heta pursued a straight path for almost two days, allowed waves in the forward direction to reach unusual heights. Cyclone Heta's most damaging waves must have had wave lengths of 400m between crests, stirring sand down to a depth of almost 200m and being destructive up to a quarter of that depth. A storm with the strength of cyclone Heta is a once in a thousand years event where hurricanes occur, causing large overwash and extensive damage on a regional scale. www.seafriends.org.nz /indepth/nd010.htm   (3200 words)

Boston.com / News / World / Australia/Antarctica / Cyclone Heta churns toward Samoa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) Heta, a tropical cyclone with hurricane-force winds, churned southward as forecasters issued a hurricane watch Saturday for American Samoa and the neighboring nation of Samoa. Cyclone Heta, with sustained winds of up to 86 mph and gusts of up to 104 mph, was expected to be about 180 miles west of Pago Pago by Sunday night. Heta is the first tropical cyclone of the 2003-04 season and the first to threaten the Pacific archipelago in more than a decade. www.boston.com /news/world/australia/articles/2004/01/03/cyclone_heta_churns_toward_samoa   (219 words)

Print Article: Cyclone Heta intensifies near Samoa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) Cyclone Heta swirled past a group of small Pacific islands, damaging houses as it slowly headed south and gathered strength, officials said. At its peak, Heta is expected to generate winds of up to 120 mph (70 kph) and continue southwest from the Samoan islands toward Tonga and the French possessions of Wallis and Futuna, Prasad said. Heta is the first tropical cyclone to threaten the Samoan islands in more than a decade. www.theage.com.au /cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2004/01/04/1073151205293.html   (302 words)

Visible Earth: Tropical Cyclone Heta Heta meandered northwest of Samoa over the weekend before turning south and passing just west of the islands on Monday, January 5, 2004. After passing Samoa, Heta continued southeast and intensified with sustained winds estimated at 133 miles per hour and gusts of up to 185 miles per hour as it was headed for the tiny island nation of Niue. The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite captured these impressive images of Cyclone Heta as it was passing just west of Samoa. visibleearth.nasa.gov /view_rec.php?id=19054   (362 words)

SG's on Devastation by Cyclone Heta - 002/04   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) “Cyclone Heta clearly demonstrates the vulnerability of Pacific Island countries where a disaster of this magnitude has the potential to wipe out a whole nation, destroys the economy and seriously affect neighbouring countries.” Mr Levi said. PACNEWS reported last week that the calamity caused by Cyclone Heta began in Niuafo’ou and Niuatoputapu, two islands in the Northern Group of the Kingdom of Tonga where houses and crops were destroyed. Cyclone Heta also caused considerable damage to the western side of the island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. www.forumsec.org.fj /news/2004/Jan/Jan_02.htm   (258 words)

USATODAY.com - Heta spirals toward American Samoa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) — Tropical Cyclone Heta continued to spiral toward American Samoa on Sunday, uprooting banana trees, swirling debris into the streets and promising destructive winds and raging surf for the territory and the neighboring nation of Samoa. With sustained winds of 144 mph and gusts of 173 mph, Heta was moving south at about 12 mph Sunday and was forecast to pass within 150 miles southwest of American Samoa's capital of Pago Pago by evening, the National Weather Service said. Heta is the first tropical cyclone of the 2003-04 season and the first to threaten the Pacific archipelago in more than a decade. www.usatoday.com /weather/news/2004-01-05-heta-samoa_x.htm   (312 words)

Go Asia Pacific Breaking News Pacific - Cyclone Heta expected to hit Samoa tomorrow Weather forecasters on Samoa say they expect tropical cyclone Heta to affect the northern coasts of the island of Savaii as early as tomorrow morning. However, the weather bureau now believes the eye of the cyclone is likely to miss inhabited areas of the country. Cyclone Heta is now just over 300 kilometres to the north of Savaii, and is heading south southwest, between Samoa and the French territory of Wallis and Futuna. www.goasiapacific.com /news/GoAsiaPacificBNP_1019968.htm   (207 words)

NameTraq | Last Name: Pago   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) PAGO PAGO, Samoa -- Tropical Cyclone Heta, with winds gusting close to 200 mph, is battering American Samoa and the neighboring nation of Samoa. Tropical cyclone Heta, is now around 135 nautical miles west-southwest of Pago Pago, in American Samoa, and is moving south-eastwards with an intensity of... Tropical cyclone Heta, is now around 110 nautical miles west-southwest of Pago Pago, in American Samoa, and is moving south-eastwards with an intensity of... nametraq.org /Jan04/P/Pago.shtml   (1802 words)

Cyclone Heta; Initial Lessons Learnt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) A second aspect of cyclones, which Heta emphasises, is that of the storm or sea-surge and associated coastal flooding. Such was the case with Heta, and its impact on the west coast of Rarotonga, a focal area in the island's tourism industry. Passing west of Niue, the cyclone brought onshore northerly winds to Alofi on the west coast, and the wind speed was also enhanced by the fact that the cyclone was travelling in a southerly direction. www.hellopacific.com /news/general/news/2004/01/14/14n.html   (1013 words)

Tropical Cyclone Heta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) The first Cyclone to threaten Tonga in 2004 moved away from the southern islands of Tongatapu yesterday to the south east after passing on a track that took it south from Tuvalu passing between Samoa and Tonga, but close to the northern island of Niuatoputapu. As it approached southern Tonga on January 4 the cyclone had winds of 100 knots gusting to 145 knots within 30 miles of its centre with phenomenal seas. Their map of Heta's track during the past two days shows it moving away to the southeast. www.matangitonga.to /article/tonganews/disasters/article_print_heta070104.shtml   (115 words)

NZOOM - ONE News - World Cyclone warnings were issued for nearby Tonga and Niue as Heta continued to move southeast away from Samoa. The early effects of Heta were already being felt on the eastern and western coasts of American Samoa on Monday afternoon. The first tropical cyclone of the season prompted the Samoan Ministry of Agriculture's Meteorology Division to issue a hurricane warning for all of Samoa on Monday morning, with landlines the only means of communication. onenews.nzoom.com /onenews_detail/0,1227,246746-1-9,00.html   (611 words)

Samoa Globe Forecasters say a cyclone which hit areas of western and southern Samoa's coastline, is set to maintain its intensity for the next 12 hours. Tropical cyclone Heta, is now around 110 nautical miles west-southw... Go Asia Pacific Tropical cyclone Heta is expected to reach the northern coasts of the Samoan island of Savaii late t... archive.wn.com /2004/01/06/1400/samoaglobe   (1012 words)

Niue - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) Independence in the form of self-government was granted by the New Zealand parliament in the 1974 constitution. In January of 2004, Niue was hit by the fierce tropical storm Cyclone Heta which killed two people and did extensive damage to the entire island. The Niue Constitution Act 1974 (NZ) vests executive authority in Her Majesty the Queen in Right of New Zealand and the Governor-General of New Zealand. encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /niue.htm   (674 words)

APCEDI Asia-Pacific Disaster Alerts: APCEDI Alert 07P, Cyclone Heta #4, 2004 Cyclone Heta has been slowly moving to the southwest which moves it farther away from Samoa, but now closer to the French Territory of Wallis and Futuna. Cyclone warnings have recently gone up for Wallis Island with the cyclone centred 230 kms to the northeast. Cyclone warnings continue for Samoa with Heta approximately 230 kms northwest and expected to be as close as 100 km west of the island by tomorrow afternoon. www.afap.org /apcedi/2004/01/apcedi-alert-07p-cyclone-heta-4-2004.html   (680 words)

Cyclone Heta knocks out food crops in Niuatoputapu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) Cyclone Heta has left the isolated island of Niuatoputapu with a limited supply of food crops and a lot of damage to infrastructure, after passing within 45 km of the island in the early hours of January 6. Leveni reported that 50 per cent of the root crops were affected and this figure could rise as the burning effect of sea spray on the plants took hold. Maliu said that between 12 midnight to 3 am on January 6 the cyclone was at its closest distance to Niuatoputapu about 45 miles to the North. www.matangitonga.to /article/tonganews/disasters/article_print_cyclone130104.shtml   (312 words)

Red Cross Red Crescent - News Cyclone Heta carved a trail of destruction through the South Pacific, affecting American Samoa, Samoa, northern parts of Tonga, Niue and the Cook Islands, lashing the region with hurricane-force winds, huge seas and flooding. Worst affected was the tiny island state of Niue, with a population of about 1700, which lay in the path of Heta at her peak. “Heta was the first cyclone of the Pacific season, but it also turned out to be a very severe one,” says Leon Prop, head of the International Federation’s Pacific regional delegation. www.ifrc.org /docs/news/04/04010801   (468 words)

ACT Situation Report: South Pacific Weeks after Cyclone Heta struck three Pacific islands - Tonga, Western Samoa and Niue - physical evidence of its destruction is still visible both on the ground and from the air even though the cleanup effort has been completed. Since the cyclone, nothing has been done in terms of food-relief supplies by the government or NGOs except by a few individual churches and others that distributed relief supplies to their members only. The community expressed appreciation for the timely ACT food assistance which will provide relief for the next month, especially since the target area is not accessible by public transportation because of the condition of the roads, which in some places are almost impassible. www.act-intl.org /news/dt_nr_2004/Sitrep_southpacific0204.html   (717 words)

Tropical cyclone devastates Pacific island of Niue The cyclone lashed the Tokelau Islands, Samoa and Tonga’s northern islands before heading for Niue, a tropical atoll with a population of about 1,700 people, situated 2,400 kilometres northeast of New Zealand. The effects of the cyclone itself, however, have been exacerbated by the indifference and colonial arrogance—both contemporary and historical—displayed by the regional powers. In the cyclone’s aftermath, New Zealand ruling circles began discussing whether the atoll should be left to its fate, abandoned altogether or re-annexed. www.wsws.org /articles/2004/jan2004/niue-j22.shtml   (1509 words)

World News Watch: News and Statistics for American Samoa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) Cyclone Heta devastated the independent nation of Samoa and neighboring American Samoa Jan. 4 with winds gusting to nearly 200 mph. The cyclone is thought to have also wreaked havoc in the Tokelau Islands, American Samoa, Samoa and islands in the north of the Tongan kingdom. Tropical Cyclone Heta was believed to have claimed at least one life as it lashed American Samoa and neighbouring Samoa yesterday, forcing coastal residents to... www.world-news-watch.com /news/American_Samoa.html   (7056 words)

USATODAY.com - Relief supplies arrive on cyclone-ravaged Niue   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) Damage from Tropical Cyclone Heta on the island of Niue. Heta struck on Niue on Tuesday, bringing 125-mph winds, killing one person and destroying homes and crops. Tropical Cyclone Heta did "major" damage to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric air monitoring station when it hit American Samoa on Jan. 4 with winds up to 115 mph. www.usatoday.com /weather/hurricane/2004-01-09-cyclone-relief_x.htm   (414 words)

Niue, Cyclone Heta - Emergencies- Caritas Australia In addition to this emergency relief work, development initiatives are being examined to help the Niueans recover from the devastation caused by Cyclone Heta. Caritas Australia is accepting donations for the victims of Cyclone Heta. Between 2 – 7 January 2004, Tropical Cyclone Heta, with strength close to the centre of 95 knots and gusts up to 125 knots moved through the South Pacific islands of Tokelau, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Niue and Cook Islands, leaving behind damage of various degrees. www.caritas.org.au /emergencies/pastemergencies/niue_cyclone.htm   (430 words)

The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News Cyclone Heta was a powerful Category 5 tropical cyclone that caused catastrophic damage to the islands of Tonga, Niue, and American Samoa during late December 2003 and early January 2004. Heta formed on December 25, 2003; it reached a maximum intensity of 160 mph and an estimated pressure of 915 millibars before dissipating on January 11, 2004. It was the first tropical cyclone to form in the area of responsibility of the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre (RSMC) at Nadi, Fiji, during the 2003-04 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season. www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Cyclone_Heta   (1520 words)

World News Watch: News and Statistics for Samoa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) Tropical Cyclone Heta was on its way to Niue after causing extensive damage in Samoa, while local officials denied reports the storm had resulted in a death. Cyclone Heta passed less than 30 kilometres from the main village on Samoa's largest island, bringing waves of five metres and winds gusting to 100 kilometres... Cyclone Heta, the first tropical storm of the year, devastated the US island territory of American Samoa and the neighboring nation of Samoa when it roared... www.world-news-watch.com /news/Samoa.html   (11086 words)

Contributions: Pacific: Cyclone Heta - Jan 2004, Samoa: Cyclone Heta's damages to be addressed, Press Releases: ... Samoa was hard hit in January 2004 when Cyclone Heta passed within 80 kms of the island. Seawalls constructed after the major cyclones Ofa and Val in 1990-91 and other emergency measures helped to reduce the damages caused by Heta. By the time the project is completed in December 2006, the resilience against natural hazards of the infrastructure assets and the livelihoods of inhabitants impacted by Cyclone Heta will be recovered and improved to sustainable levels with due safeguards for the fragile coastal environment. www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/OCHA-64DKE3?OpenDocument   (443 words)

Emergency supplies, air ambulances arrive in cyclone-ravaged Niue (Cyclone Heta) Niue government secretary Cecelia Talagi said the 1,500 islanders were reeling from the ferocity of Cyclone Heta which ripped through on Tuesday night, killing one woman, and seriously injuring her baby and a foreign volunteer worker, and there were reports of several other injuries. The Hercules was to leave supplies and some personnel at Nuie before heading to Samoa to assess the damage there from Cyclone Heta. It was too early to say whether further relief flights would be sent to the Pacific, but it was thought the devastation was so extensive one flight would not be enough to provide all the necessities. www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1053595/posts   (640 words)

APCEDI Asia-Pacific Disaster Alerts: APCEDI Alert 07P, Cyclone Heta #6, 2004 Cyclone Heta continues as a dangerous Category 4 storm, and there is now the official prediction that it will peak as a Category 5 Super Cyclone within 50-100km of the Tongan Island of Niuatoputapu. Given the increasing size of Heta and its continued slow movement, moderate to locally severe damage from wind, storm surge and flash flooding can be expected throughout northern and western areas of the island. Niue: On its current predicted course, Niue is still in position to receive a direct hit from Heta possibly at Category 4-5 by tomorrow night, and this could result in severe to locally catastrophic damage throughout the island. www.afap.org /apcedi/2004/01/apcedi-alert-07p-cyclone-heta-6-2004.html   (978 words)

Go Asia Pacific Breaking News Pacific - Niue braces for Cyclone Heta, as Samoa assesses damage Residents of the Pacific island of Niue are bracing for tropical cyclone Heta. The category five cyclone with wind gusts of nearly 200-kilometres an hour at its centre is rapidly approaching the island after yesterday hitting Samoa. Meteorologists tracking cyclone Heta predict destructive winds could hit the island late on Tuesday or early Wednesday morning. www.goasiapacific.com /news/GoAsiaPacificBNP_1021198.htm   (270 words)

peopleandplanet.net > climate change > features > small islands seek salvation in wake of cyclone heta Cyclone Heta was the worst storm anyone could remember, with winds of 184 miles per hour. Cyclone Heta approaching Samoa at 1730z on 04 January 2004. Cyclone Heta approaches the island of Niue in this image taken by NASA's Aqua satellite on January 6, 2004. www.peopleandplanet.net /doc.php?id=2127   (1073 words)

CNN.com - Australia sends aid team to Niue - Jan. 9, 2004 Australia sent a military medical team to the Pacific island of Niue as residents still reeling from a devastating cyclone struggle to restore basic services and tend to the injured. Cyclone Heta struck Niue on Tuesday, bringing 200kph (125-mph) winds, killing one person and destroying homes and crops. The U.S. territory, where the damage from Heta was estimated at $A193.9 million ($U.S. 150 million), awaited federal assistance from the U.S. government. cnn.com /2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/09/australia.cyclone.ap/index.html   (391 words)

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