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Global Precipitation Measurement satellite image of Gita near the Samoan islands on 9 February. Heavy rain bands with rainfall rates of 25 to 41 mm (1 to 1.6 in) per hour were identified near the islands.
The clock of 1667 at Fécamp Abbey shows the time of local high tide, and the present state of the sea by means of a disc with a quarter-circle aperture which rotates with the lunar phase, revealing a green background at the syzygies (at new moon and full moon), when the tidal range is most extreme ("spring tides"), and a black background at ...
Leʻala Shoreline is located near Taputimu, just west of Fagatele Point, on Tutuila Island in American Samoa. It is a U.S. National Natural Landmark. The coast is marked by rocky outcroppings, deep and shallow surge channels, as well as tide pools and a mixture of coconut, scrub and grass forest. Sliding Rock is located nearby. [1]
Samoa uses UTC+13:00 as standard time. Until the end of 2011, it used UTC−11:00 as standard time. Samoa observed daylight saving time from 2010 to 2021.. As it is located just west of the International Date Line, Samoa is among the first places on Earth to see each new day, along with Tonga, Tokelau, and parts of Kiribati.
In addition to its local newscasts, KVZK-TV produces and airs local non-news programming. KVZK-TV also airs Sauniga Lotu, presentations of Sunday evening church services from various villages. [35] In 2019, for just the second time in its history, KVZK-TV presented live programming from Samoa when it carried daily coverage of the 2019 Pacific ...
Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon (and to a much lesser extent, the Sun) and are also caused by the Earth and Moon orbiting one another. Tide tables can be used for any given locale to find the predicted times and amplitude (or "tidal range").
Cyclone Gita reached American Samoa on 9 February, bringing heavy rains and strong winds from 4:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. local time. [19] The strongest winds were recorded at the NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory Office in Cape Matatula on Tutuila ; sustained values reached 119 km/h (74 mph) and gusts peaked at 157 km/h (98 mph). [ 19 ]
Later in 2011, Samoa initiated its second period of DST at 3:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 24. [13] Once again, clocks advanced to 4:00 a.m. (or UTC-10:00). [13] However, at the end of the day on Thursday, December 29, 2011, the International Date Line was moved back to the east of Samoa to better align its calendar with major trading partners like China, Australia, and New Zealand.