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During the month of March,The Cook Islands Meteorological staff and workshop facilitators from the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) – Elise Chandler and Grant Beard; spent the last week upskilling and expanding staff capabilities that’ll assist with future climate and marine related issues and service

Cook Islands Quality Assurance Officer, Mr Nathan Tisam, had the opportunity to travel to Beijing, China during the month of April 2024 to attend the 13th International Training Course on the Application of Nowcasting Techniques in Multi-Hazard Early Warning.

"This is a new area for our Pacific Met Services, it not only empowers us but it is also a pioneering opportunity for us in the region," – Sunny Seuseu, SPREP.

18 July 2016, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - Fifteen Pacific Island Met Services across the region were gifted laptops to help strengthen their forecasting abilities using new 'downscaling' climate prediction software which will help provide weather and climate forecasts for Pacific island communities