Cyclone Pam
2015 tropical cycloneWikipedia
5
MENTIONS
4
EPISODES
4
PODCASTS
Search complete. 5 mentions across 4 episodes found for "Cyclone Pam".
Oct 14, 2026
Sea cucumbers, marijuana and golden passports: New season of Politok drops
S
0:02Scott WaideHOST
In 2015, Cyclone Pam tore through Vanuatu, destroying homes, roads, schools and businesses.
S
0:10Scott WaideHOST
In the scramble to rebuild, the government turned to an unusual source of income, selling its citizenship to wealthy foreigners.
S
0:19Scott WaideHOST
Over the next decade, Vanuatu's so-called Golden Passport scheme became a massive money earner.
“Is Not This the Fast That I Have Chosen?”
H
6:35Henry B. EyringSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I felt impressed to look at the world news.
H
6:38Henry B. EyringSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
There I read this report, quote, Tropical Cyclone Pam destroyed many homes as it made a direct hit on Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu.
H
6:50Henry B. EyringSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It killed at least six people in Vanuatu, the first confirmed from one of the most powerful storms ever to make landfall.
H
6:59Henry B. EyringSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Hardly a tree stood straight as the cyclone bellowed across the Pacific Island nation.
World leaders face the consequences of climate change in Tuvalu
S
5:09speaker_1SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I have seen more severe cyclones and storm surges.
S
5:14speaker_1SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
In the year 2015, Cyclone Pam sent waves washing across some of our islands, destroying our houses, our crops, and our fresh water supplies.
S
5:28speaker_1SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It took a long time to recover.
S
5:31speaker_1SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
While it is raining now, we have also witnessed the serious droughts.
Finding Amelia: Part 4 | The Search for Amelia Earhart’s Missing Plane
S
13:04Steve SchultzGUEST
It, it gradually appears and then it disappears.
S
13:07Steve SchultzGUEST
Now, why would that be the case? The reason we believe is that it traces back to a very serious tropical storm, Tropical Cyclone Pam, that actually happened in the early spring of 2015.
S
13:19Steve SchultzGUEST
We believe that the storm surge from Tropical Cyclone Pam swooshed into the lagoon and washed the sediment, brushed the sediment off the object, and then it gradually accumulated again over the years.
S
13:30Steve SchultzGUEST
But there's lots of reasons that we believe that the object is the Electra.
K
13:34Kate YoungHOST
Yeah.