Chantal: a likely harbinger of an active Atlantic hurricane season
From Weather Underground Chantal’s formation on July 8 is an usually early date for formation of the season’s third storm, which usually occurs on August 13. A large number of early-season named storms is not necessarily a harbinger of an…
National Oil Refinery president resigns in dispute over China-backed refinery
From Tico Times The Costa Rican Comptroller General’s Office put the brakes on plans to build a new $1.3 billion oil refinery on the Caribbean coast with funding from China. National Oil Refinery (RECOPE) Executive President Jorge Villalobos resigned Thursday…
‘Human Wall’ leads baby turtles to the ocean
By Geetika Rudra From ABC News Turtles on the Dutch-controlled island of Bonair needed a little help. Every year hundreds of baby loggerhead turtles hatch on the beaches of the Caribbean and journey towards the ocean. “This group of baby…
What It’s Like To Be In Heat So Bad It Makes Your Eyes Hurt
By Chris Carlson, From Business Insider FURNACE CREEK, Calif. (AP) — Associated Press photographer Chris Carlson is no stranger to heat. He grew up just outside Palm Springs, Calif. On Friday, he returned to his desert roots, leaving his home…
New manager of Coastal and Marine Governance and Livelihoods Programme
Bridgetown, Barbados (TDN) — The Caribbean Natural Resource Institute (CANARI) welcomes Mr. Terrence Phillips as new manager of its Coastal and Marine Governance and Livelihoods Programme. Terrence joins CANARI after a distinguished career in fisheries governance and management across the…
8 new species discovered in the last month
by Mindy Townsend, Care2 Do you know what’s so great about the Earth? You know, other than the fact that we can live here and breathe the air and stuff. It’s so great because it’s so alive. There’s so much…
There’s finally a reason to make first-class airline passengers feel guilty about their seats
By David J. Unger, The Christian Science Monitor First-class air passengers have a carbon footprint as much as seven times larger than the average passenger’s, according to a new study from the World Bank. The study comes as airliners push…
UNESCO meeting produces model for national act to protect underwater cultural heritage
NATCOM (SKN) – Basseterre: July 3, 2013 — A significant step towards protecting items of Cultural Heritage was achieved in St. Kitts on June 25-27 when a model for a National Act on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage was…
Caribbean governments give no priority to climate change
By David Jessop From Dominican Today Climate change and the Caribbean economy Whether you believe that global warming is caused by human activity, is in one or another way cyclical, or is a complete myth, there is sufficient scientific evidence…
New species of cactus found
Cayman Islands National Trust News also includes their Summer Camp and Mastic Reserve expansion New cactus record for Cayman By Paul Watler, Environmental Programmes Manager, Cayman Islands National Trust Amateur botanists and cactus enthusiasts will be pleased to learn that…
