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There is a lot of information available on the web today, and it can be overwhelming and confusing, especially when you are reporting on issues relating to science. Scientific information is constantly being updated, and scientists and experts need to consistently research, review and fact check to ensure the information they are giving to their audiences is up to date and accurate

On 8 June this year, World Oceans Day, five new factsheets are launched as part of the Oceans Toolkit for Pacific Media which was launched during World Oceans Day in 2018. These new factsheets span information on ocean acidification, tides, Pacific Ocean Portal and, Pacific sharks. The five factsheets were developed with support from the Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific (COSPPac).

On 8 June this year, World Oceans Day, five new factsheets are launched as part of the Oceans Toolkit for Pacific Media which was launched during World Oceans Day in 2018. These new factsheets span information on ocean acidification, tides, Pacific Ocean Portal and, Pacific sharks. The five factsheets were developed with support from the Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific (COSPPac).

The Pacific ocean and overlying atmosphere remain close to El Niño thresholds, so the ENSO outlook remains at El Niño watch.

A milestone visit to the Pacific by the United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Antonio Gutiérrez, also provided a platform to discuss climate change with Pacific Leaders

Social media has been littered (please excuse the pun) with stories from international media of marine litter and debris in our ocean.

If you are interested in how weather and climate works and how it impacts our communities, or if you like to analyse findings to provide advice and guidance to people, or if you have a natural affinity for science, then career in meteorology may be for you

This proposal has been prepared by the Ocean and Islands Programme (OIP) within the Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) in collaboration with the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA). It has been prepared in response to an invitation1 from the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) to assist the Cook Islands in deriving coastal related information to underpin and inform climate change adaptation decisions for coastal areas of Mangaia Island.

The Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) is currently executing the project Reducing Vulnerability in Pacific ACP States with funding from the European Development Fund (EDF). The project has the objective to reduce Pacific ACP States' vulnerability to natural disasters affecting their coasts through the development of an integrated planning and management system which targets: hazard mitigation and risk assessment; alternative sources of aggregates for construction; and water resources and sanitation. Major activities undertaken through this project with participating countries are: -assessment of aggregate resource supplies to mitigate the impact of unsustainable aggregate mining from the coastline; -development of bathymetric maps, 3D bathymetric and hydrodynamic models spatial databases relating to resource use, exploration and survey, and vulnerability to disasters; and -investigating and raising awareness about coastal processes.