travel news review


9 March '99
A new study by Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has revealed a dramatic increase in the vulnerability of hundreds of islands in South Pacific due to rising sea levels. As worldwide greenhouse emissions contribute to sea level rise, continually increasing levels of emissions could be devastating for many South Pacific islands, some of which are now no more than 1.5m (5 ft) above sea level. The study calls on developing nations to make substantial cuts to their emission levels to ensure the survival of these smaller low-lying Pacific Islands.

8 July '98
The Samoan national airline, Polynesian Airlines, has introduced weekly flights between Tonga and Melbourne. The flight leaves Melbourne on Thursdays and flies to Tonga via Wellington in New Zealand.