O-Score proof
Vanuatu Council of Ministers approves VT60 million for provinces to assess and respond to El Niño impacts — VT10 million per province; Napat cites proposed HELPER 1 desalination/water MoU for Shepherds group
10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of publish · See proof →Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 6, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (2 events, ET)
- Published
- O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 0.
- 0 found → O-Score 10 (Fully overlooked). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked ← this story | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: 13 majors: none leading this VT60 decision; provisional. Story SS Daily Post.
Checked Nov 6, 2026, 1:28 AM ET · search window: 30 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Vanuatu VT60 million El Niño provinces site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Vanuatu VT60 million El Niño provinces site:apnews.com" google-news: "Napat VT10 million province water site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Napat VT10 million province water site:apnews.com" google-news: "Vanuatu HELPER 1 desalination MoU site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Vanuatu HELPER 1 desalination MoU site:apnews.com" |
| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | google-news: "Vanuatu VT60 million El Niño provinces site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Vanuatu VT60 million El Niño provinces site:reuters.com" google-news: "Napat VT10 million province water site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Napat VT10 million province water site:reuters.com" google-news: "Vanuatu HELPER 1 desalination MoU site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Vanuatu HELPER 1 desalination MoU site:reuters.com" |
| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | google-news: "Vanuatu VT60 million El Niño provinces site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Vanuatu VT60 million El Niño provinces site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Napat VT10 million province water site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Napat VT10 million province water site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Vanuatu HELPER 1 desalination MoU site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Vanuatu HELPER 1 desalination MoU site:nytimes.com" |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | google-news: "Vanuatu VT60 million El Niño provinces site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Vanuatu VT60 million El Niño provinces site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Napat VT10 million province water site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Napat VT10 million province water site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Vanuatu HELPER 1 desalination MoU site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Vanuatu HELPER 1 desalination MoU site:washingtonpost.com" |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | google-news: "Vanuatu VT60 million El Niño provinces site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Vanuatu VT60 million El Niño provinces site:wsj.com" google-news: "Napat VT10 million province water site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Napat VT10 million province water site:wsj.com" google-news: "Vanuatu HELPER 1 desalination MoU site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Vanuatu HELPER 1 desalination MoU site:wsj.com" |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | google-news: "Vanuatu VT60 million El Niño provinces site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Vanuatu VT60 million El Niño provinces site:cnn.com" google-news: "Napat VT10 million province water site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Napat VT10 million province water site:cnn.com" google-news: "Vanuatu HELPER 1 desalination MoU site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Vanuatu HELPER 1 desalination MoU site:cnn.com" |
| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Vanuatu VT60 million El Niño provinces site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Vanuatu VT60 million El Niño provinces site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Napat VT10 million province water site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Napat VT10 million province water site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Vanuatu HELPER 1 desalination MoU site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Vanuatu HELPER 1 desalination MoU site:foxnews.com" |
| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Vanuatu VT60 million El Niño provinces site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Vanuatu VT60 million El Niño provinces site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Napat VT10 million province water site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Napat VT10 million province water site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Vanuatu HELPER 1 desalination MoU site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Vanuatu HELPER 1 desalination MoU site:nbcnews.com" |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Vanuatu VT60 million El Niño provinces site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Vanuatu VT60 million El Niño provinces site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Napat VT10 million province water site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Napat VT10 million province water site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Vanuatu HELPER 1 desalination MoU site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Vanuatu HELPER 1 desalination MoU site:cbsnews.com" |
| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "Vanuatu VT60 million El Niño provinces site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Vanuatu VT60 million El Niño provinces site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Napat VT10 million province water site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Napat VT10 million province water site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Vanuatu HELPER 1 desalination MoU site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Vanuatu HELPER 1 desalination MoU site:abcnews.go.com" |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | google-news: "Vanuatu VT60 million El Niño provinces site:npr.org" bing-news: "Vanuatu VT60 million El Niño provinces site:npr.org" google-news: "Napat VT10 million province water site:npr.org" bing-news: "Napat VT10 million province water site:npr.org" google-news: "Vanuatu HELPER 1 desalination MoU site:npr.org" bing-news: "Vanuatu HELPER 1 desalination MoU site:npr.org" |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | google-news: "Vanuatu VT60 million El Niño provinces site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Vanuatu VT60 million El Niño provinces site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Napat VT10 million province water site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Napat VT10 million province water site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Vanuatu HELPER 1 desalination MoU site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Vanuatu HELPER 1 desalination MoU site:usatoday.com" |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "Vanuatu VT60 million El Niño provinces site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Vanuatu VT60 million El Niño provinces site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Napat VT10 million province water site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Napat VT10 million province water site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Vanuatu HELPER 1 desalination MoU site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Vanuatu HELPER 1 desalination MoU site:bloomberg.com" |
Pickups
We published: Nov 6, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2026, 1:28 AM ET | initial | 10 Fully overlooked | 0 | No change |
Search terms
“Vanuatu VT60 million El Niño provinces”, “Napat VT10 million province water”, “Vanuatu HELPER 1 desalination MoU”
Method
- google-news
- bing-news
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.