Sici (common name: univalves; scientific name: trochus nilotucus)\u000b \n\nSigns/indicators of Sici - It is harder to pull as they are firmly stuck to the rocks.\u000b\n\nThis is classified as a waitui or sea categories when sici or univalves is very hard to pull as they are firmly stuck to the rocks. Some of the reasons why warnings are ineffective or people do not respond in a timely way are economic factors, lack of understanding, experience that official warnings are not always reliable, inconsistencies in the warnings, and warnings coming from a single source only. Cyclones in particular are unpredictable in their behavior, and so official warnings are often considered unreliable. People need to trust in the warnings and in the need to act upon those warnings. \n\nAncient early warning systems used by ancestors to predict an incoming natural disaster have been an integral part of saving lives long before the introduction of technology.\n

At Tavua village in Malolo, province of Nadroga, Fiji, their heritage site Narokorokoyawa is a sandy island surrounded by sea. On one end of the island, is an extension of sandy foreshore which has a cultural significant for early detection of natural disaster particularly cyclones. Villagers are aware of the signs and indicators on the foreshore. It is told that if the sandy foreshore divides, then a cyclone will soon be upon them. The number of breaks or splits shown on the sand indicates the number of cyclones that will strike the land. \u000b\n