14 meteorological officers and observers; 4 technical staff[1]
Minister responsible
Monise Laafai
Agency executive
Nikotemo Iona, Director (2019)[2]
Parent agency
Ministry of Works Communications and Transport
Website
Tuvalu Meteorological Service website
Map
Footnotes
WMO Stn. No. 91643 GSN, RBSN, GUAN
The Tuvalu Meteorological Service (TMS) is the principal meteorological observatory of Tuvalu and is responsible for providing weather services to the islands of Tuvalu. A meteorological office was established on Funafuti at the time the islands of Tuvalu were administered as parts of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony of the United Kingdom. The meteorological office is now an agency of the government of Tuvalu.[3]
The main observational office is on Funafuti. TMS operates outstations on Nanumea, Nui and Niulakita.[1] TMS operates or monitors: 4 synoptic stations; 5 rainfall stations; 1 upper air research program; 1 tide gauge with Tsunami warning system; 1 Continuous Global Positioning System (CGPS) station; 1 seismic station.[1]
The TMS publishes weather forecasts, warnings as to tropical cyclones, weather charts and weather satellite images on its website, with weather forecasts and storm warnings also broadcast by the Tuvalu Media Corporation, which operates Radio Tuvalu.[4]
^ abcKatea, Tauala (6 April 2007). "Strategic Planning of Tuvalu Meteorological Service 2007 – 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 18 April 2014.
^Eleanor Ainge Roy (17 May 2019). "'One day we'll disappear': Tuvalu's sinking islands". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
^Katea, Tauala (25 June 2008). "Funafuti Meteorological Observatory" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
^North, Rosemarie (20 May 2015). "Fusing tradition and technology to protect communities in Tuvalu". The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Retrieved 21 May 2015.
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