In Fiji, farmers use nature's warning signs to predict the start of hurricane season and predict when it will occur. These signs include wild yam vines, which are seen as natural weather forecasts by farmers. The Fijian Meteorological Service plans to integrate this information into its scientific forecasting in 2024. This move comes as climate-change-driven disasters increase in the Pacific, which may give communities more time to prepare for climate change. The project involves Pacific nations participating in an ongoing project to integrate traditional knowledge into their early-warning systems. The climate traditional knowledge officer at the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPEP), says natural indicators are crucial to helping remote communities prepare for weather events.