Fast-moving Arizona wildfire kills 19 ‘hotshot’ firefighters
The Arizona Republic, David Kadlubowski / AP From Las Vegas Sun Homes burn as the Yarnell Hill Fire burns in Glenn Ilah on Sunday, June 30, 2013, near Yarnell, Ariz. The fire started Friday and picked up momentum as the…
Solar plane ends US tour in Washington
From Khaleej Times The single-seater, solar-powered Solar Impulse aircraft landed at an airport near the US capital early Sunday, after the final leg of its cross-country journey, organizers said. The plane, which runs on four electric propellers powered by 12,000…
Clean air is great for humans, but it’s also good for hurricanes, research finds
CAHAL MILMO, The Independent UK Hurricanes, referred to as “acts of God” by insurers and seen by others as harbingers of the effects of climate change, are becoming more common as an unexpected side-effect of efforts to reduce pollution, research…
Go Tapeless says Red Cross
Join the tapeless movement today The #1 Hurricane Preparedness Myth is to tape your windows. DON’T! Taping your windows in preparation for a hurricane does nothing to keep your windows intact. In fact, the tape may create larger, potentially deadly…
“Birds of the Cayman Islands” makes UK’s Guardian Birdbooker report
Birdbooker Report 273 Books to the ceiling, Books to the sky, My pile of books is a mile high. How I love them! How I need them! I’ll have a long beard by the time I read them. ~ Arnold…
Coral reefs more threatened than rain forests – CI coral nursery project report
Coral Nursery Project Georgina Wilcox The latest CCMI Brochure and the 2012 Research and Education Report says: The Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) developed the Little Cayman Research Centre (LCRC) in 2006, and has experienced continuous growth in the use…
Caribbean sharks taught to appreciate the sublime flesh of lionfish
By Victor Ozols, From BlackBook Magazine Lionfish are jerks. They were doing perfectly well in in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, but just had to swim on over to the Caribbean, where they have no natural predators, and breed like…
India floods: Death toll in Uttarakhand ‘passes 500’
BBC The death toll from flooding and landslides following heavy monsoon rains in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand has passed 500. The state’s Chief Minister, Vijay Bahuguna, said 556 bodies had been seen floating or buried in “slush”, and…
FAO helps reduce risks from pesticides in the Caribbean
From Barnacle Grenada From 10-14 June, national delegates from 15 Caribbean countries attended the 18th Meeting of the Coordinating Group for Pesticide Control Boards of the Caribbean (CGPC) in Trinidad and Tobago, to decide on action to reduce risks from…
Noble Energy eyes Nicaragua’s first Caribbean well
From globalpost US oil firm Noble Energy is set to start drilling in August on Nicaragua’s first offshore Caribbean well, with about a 25 percent chance of success, a company official said Wednesday. Noble senior vice president Susan Cunningham said…
