Natural Hazards
total of 79 cyclones have affected Samoa during the period. 1831 to 1990. Records indicate that many destructive cyclones struck. Samoa during the last century.
Climate Change and Pacific Islands: Indicators and ImpactsIt was acknowledged that it would be extremely difficult to get all tropical cyclone warning centres to agree upon one definition that would preserve the ... NATURAL DISASTER REDUCTION IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - IRCIn recent decades, several major (named) storms have hit American Samoa and Samoa (Tusi in 1987, Ofa in 1990, Val in 1991, Heta in 2004, and Olaf in 2005 ... 2004 Annual Tropical Cyclone ReportEleven of these 19 systems hit as tropical storms and eight hit as hurricanes. The Gulf Coast region from the southern tip of Texas to the southern tip of ...
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