States like Samoa face brutal 2027 storm season – every dollar of ‘climate cash’ counts for small islands

States like Samoa face brutal 2027 storm season – every dollar of ‘climate cash’ counts for small islands

Samoa is one of many small island nations that could be hit hard by extreme storms in 2027. Paulo Miguel Costa/ShutterstockEvery nation is grappling with climate change, but a super El Niño is about to collide with the 2026-27 South Pacific cyclone season. This presents one of the toughest challenges yet for the world’s small island nations. Samoa is on high alert. These islands have had a turbulent recent history with drought, heat and cyclones…