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  "path": "/2026/02/27/vanuatu-issues-red-alert-for-tafea-province-as-tropical-cyclone-urmil-intensifies/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-27T13:24:15.000Z",
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    "Featured articles",
    "Tropical cyclones",
    "2025-26 south pacific cyclone season",
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  "textContent": "Tropical Cyclone Urmil formed on February 27, 2026, south of Vanuatu, prompting a Red Alert for Tafea Province as the system began strengthening over the region. At 09:00 UTC, Urmil had intensified to 102 km/h (63 mph) and was moving southeast at about 15 km/h (9 mph). The cyclone is forecast to strengthen further over open waters between Vanuatu and Fiji, potentially reaching Category 2 intensity. Urmil is the first named storm of the 2025–26 South Pacific cyclone season. It set a new record as the latest-ever first named cyclone in the basin, surpassing Cyclone Bart, which was named on February 21, 2017.\n\nSource",
  "title": "Vanuatu issues Red alert for Tafea Province as Tropical Cyclone Urmil intensifies"
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