Examples of extreme weather events in the Pacific islands (2003–2020) Source: Authors supported by the literature.
| Name of event and year | Country affected | No of people affected | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought–2011 | Tuvalu | >5,200 | IFRC (2011), Kuleshov et al. (2014) |
| Floods–2012 | Fiji | ±150,000 | Kuleshov et al. (2014), ReliefWeb (2012a) |
| Tropical cyclone (Evan)–2012 | Samoa Fiji | >10,000 | Kuleshov et al. (2014), ReliefWeb (2012b) |
| Floods–2013 | Solomon Islands | >10,000 | BBC (2014), Noy (2016) |
| Tropical cyclone (Ian)–2014 | Tonga | ±5,500 | United Nations (2015), World Bank (2014) |
| Tropical cyclone (Pam)–2015 | Fiji, Vanuatu, Tuvalu Solomon Islands Tonga | ±166,600 | Le Dé et al. (2018), United Nations (2016), ReliefWeb (2015a) |
| Tropical cyclone (Mitag)–2002 | Federated States of Micronesia | >175 | Guha-Sapir (2018) |
| Tropical cyclone (Chata’an)–2002 | Federated States of Micronesia | ±1,448 | Guha-Sapir (2018) |
| Tropical cyclone (Lupit)–2003 | Federated States of Micronesia | >1,000 | Guha-Sapir (2018) |
| Tropical cyclone (Sudal)–2004 | Federated States of Micronesia | ±6,008 | Guha-Sapir (2018) |
| Coastal flooding–2008 | Federated States of Micronesia | >1,200 | Guha-Sapir (2018) |
| Tropical cyclone (Maysak)–2015 | Federated States of Micronesia | >35,000 | United Nations (2016), Guha-Sapir (2018), ReliefWeb (2015b), Tiwari et al. (2019) |
| Drought–2016 | Federated States of Micronesia | >100,000 | Guha-Sapir (2018) |
| Tropical cyclone (Winston)–2016 | Fiji, Vanuatu | ±150,000 | European Commission (2019), ReliefWeb (2016), Thomas et al. (2019) |
| Earthquake–2018 | Papua New Guinea | >544,000 | OCHA (2019) |
| Tropical cyclone (Gita)–2018 | Tonga | ±80,000 | OCHA (2019), Foley (2020) |
| Tropical cyclone (Yasa)–2020 | Fiji, Vanuatu | ±93,000 | Fiji Meteorological Service (2021), ReliefWeb (2020) |
| Tropical cyclone (Harold)–2020 | Vanuatu Fiji Solomon Islands | ±170,000 | Ahmed and McDonnell (2020), FAO (2020) |
| Name of event and year | Country affected | No of people affected | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought–2011 | Tuvalu | >5,200 | |
| Floods–2012 | Fiji | ±150,000 | |
| Tropical cyclone (Evan)–2012 | Samoa | >10,000 | |
| Floods–2013 | Solomon Islands | >10,000 | |
| Tropical cyclone (Ian)–2014 | Tonga | ±5,500 | |
| Tropical cyclone (Pam)–2015 | Fiji, Vanuatu, Tuvalu | ±166,600 | |
| Tropical cyclone (Mitag)–2002 | Federated States of Micronesia | >175 | |
| Tropical cyclone (Chata’an)–2002 | Federated States of Micronesia | ±1,448 | |
| Tropical cyclone (Lupit)–2003 | Federated States of Micronesia | >1,000 | |
| Tropical cyclone (Sudal)–2004 | Federated States of Micronesia | ±6,008 | |
| Coastal flooding–2008 | Federated States of Micronesia | >1,200 | |
| Tropical cyclone (Maysak)–2015 | Federated States of Micronesia | >35,000 | |
| Drought–2016 | Federated States of Micronesia | >100,000 | |
| Tropical cyclone (Winston)–2016 | Fiji, Vanuatu | ±150,000 | |
| Earthquake–2018 | Papua New Guinea | >544,000 | |
| Tropical cyclone (Gita)–2018 | Tonga | ±80,000 | |
| Tropical cyclone (Yasa)–2020 | Fiji, Vanuatu | ±93,000 | |
| Tropical cyclone (Harold)–2020 | Vanuatu | ±170,000 |