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Cyclone Pam

Cyclone Pam

2015 tropical cycloneWikipedia

Search complete. 5 mentions across 4 episodes found for "Cyclone Pam".

Oct 14, 2026

Scott WaideHOST
0:02
In 2015, Cyclone Pam tore through Vanuatu, destroying homes, roads, schools and businesses.
Scott WaideHOST
0:10
In the scramble to rebuild, the government turned to an unusual source of income, selling its citizenship to wealthy foreigners.
Scott WaideHOST
0:19
Over the next decade, Vanuatu's so-called Golden Passport scheme became a massive money earner.
Henry B. EyringSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
6:35
I felt impressed to look at the world news.
Henry B. EyringSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
6:38
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.
Henry B. EyringSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
6:50
It killed at least six people in Vanuatu, the first confirmed from one of the most powerful storms ever to make landfall.
Henry B. EyringSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
6:59
Hardly a tree stood straight as the cyclone bellowed across the Pacific Island nation.
speaker_1SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
5:09
I have seen more severe cyclones and storm surges.
speaker_1SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
5:14
In the year 2015, Cyclone Pam sent waves washing across some of our islands, destroying our houses, our crops, and our fresh water supplies.
speaker_1SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
5:28
It took a long time to recover.
speaker_1SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
5:31
While it is raining now, we have also witnessed the serious droughts.
Steve SchultzGUEST
13:04
It, it gradually appears and then it disappears.
Steve SchultzGUEST
13:07
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.
Steve SchultzGUEST
13:19
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.
Steve SchultzGUEST
13:30
But there's lots of reasons that we believe that the object is the Electra.
Kate YoungHOST
13:34
Yeah.

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