, May 4 -- Loss of life, damage to agricultural crops, coral reefs and domestic and commercial property damages were among the impacts reported at the 18th Pacific Islands Climate Outlook Forum (PICOF-18), in Nadi, Fiji, bringing together climate scientists, oceanographers and sector representatives from across the region.

The two-day forum, organised by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Pacific Regional Climate Centre Network (RCC-N) including the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Program (SPREP), reviewed climate and ocean conditions from October 2025 to April 2026 and produced consensus-based outlooks for May to October 2026.

Opening the forum, SPREP's Director of Climate Science and Information, Salesa Nihm...