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Second Official Update and Media Release of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai Volcanic Eruption.

This map identifies  reefs that falls within each of the 3 Impact Zones 

This map illustrates the impact of the Hunga Tonga-hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption and the subsequent tsunami in 'Ohonoua town ('Eua Prope district, Tonga) and damage assessment as detected from Pleiades images acquired on 20 January 2022 at 11:20 local time and 21 January 2022 at 11:13 local time.

The map shows landcover and vegetation impact of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Haápai volcanic eruption on the Tonga Island group.

The map was produced by JRC.. Joint Research Centre of the EU.  It provided a situation overview  as  at 18 & 19 Jan, 2022 Sources provided by UN OCHA.  Sattelite mapping activation sources: Corpernicus, UNOSAT- UNITR, International Charter Activation 744.

This document also provide some infomation on the  types of assistance that have been provided to the people as well as findings from the assessment. 

This situation report released by the National Emergency Management Office (NEMO) is to inform operational partners on current situation of the secondary effects of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai (HTHH) Volcanic eruption. This Situation report (Sitrep) covers the period stated above. Frequency of reports will depend on availability of new information and evolving operation.

Proposed Project Objective: Enhanced use of data for decision making in the environment sector throughout the Pacific region. Building on the tools and momentum the Inform project established, this scaled up project will expand the user base and fill significant gaps including in situ monitoring, increased partnerships between the environment ministries and other ministries, increase use of spatial tools, and the establishment of standardise environmental standards and key indicators for key resources.

The maps highlights areas with significant shift in the shoreline  by overlaying shoreline data  from Nov 2021 and January 2022. 

The maps highlights areas with significant shift in the shoreline  by overlaying shoreline data  from Nov 2021 and January 2022

The study indicated that the sampling locations at an industrial site of Suva City is highly predominated with almost all of the studied metals and is a concern to the general public who live and work within the vicinity of Walu Bay industrial area.