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TROPICAL CYCLONES IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC Warm ocean temperatures can promote storms in the region, though the wide spacing between the many small islands make landfalls less common

* Cyclone Yasa Bearing Down on Fiji (Image from Dec 16, 2020; Posted Dec 16, 2020)
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