Cayman Islands Shark & Dolphin Plan goes to Public Consultation
By Rupert Ormond A critical point has been reached in our Cayman Islands Shark & Dolphin Project; indeed, perhaps with luck a rewarding endpoint of the present phase of work: our reports and recommendations have now gone out to public…
Isaac hardly caused a stir in the Keys
Tropical Storm Isaac barely stirred Florida Keys residents from their fabled nonchalance Sunday, while the Gulf Coast braced for the possibility that the sprawling storm will strengthen into a dangerous hurricane by the time it makes landfall there. At 2…
Arctic sea ice reaches smallest size ever NASA says
The extent of the sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean has shrunk. According to scientists from NASA and the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in Boulder, Colo., the amount is the smallest size ever observed in the…
Man Single-Handedly Saves Whale Trapped in Net
By Stephen Messenger, TreeHugger Although the intricate messages conveyed within a whale’s call are lost on human ears, there’s a pretty good chance that at least one young humpback’s song will be dedicated to a man named Peter Brown. On…
Massive earthquake magnitude 7.3 struck offshore El Salvador
BY CHILLYMANJARO – AUGUST 27, 2012 Massive M7.3 earthquake struck offshore El Salvador on August 27, 2012 at 04:37:23 UTC. The epicenter was located 118 km (74 miles) S from Usulután, 138 km (86 miles) SSW from San Miguel and 169 km (105 miles) SSE from…
Isaac Expected To Impact The Central Gulf Coast As A Category 2 Hurricane On Tuesday Afternoon & Tuesday Night
Monday, August 27, 2012 5:42 am by Rob Lightbown of Crown Weather Tropical Storm Isaac: Isaac has strengthened a little over the past 24 hours with the most recent central pressure of 990 millibars. As of this morning, Isaac is tracking…
Isaac expected to cross the Florida Keys as a hurricane by late Sunday (26)
Isaac expected to cross the Florida Keys as a hurricane by late Sunday (26) afternoon; hurricane conditions expected across the Florida Keys & southwest Florida into Sunday night; Northern Gulf Coast expected to be impacted by a Category 2 Hurricane…
Camana Bay Set To Open One Of The Islands’ First Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Environmentally-conscious residents will soon get a charge out of Camana Bay as the Town Centre’s two public electric vehicle charging stations near completion. Powered by five kilowatts of solar panels fitted atop the Forum Lane Parking Garage, the stations are…
GIS Spotlight: Link to Oceans
The week starting Monday, 27 August, GIS Spotlight opens young minds to ocean literacy, draws attention to tourism and refocuses on hurricane preparedness. It’s never too early to enthuse school children about nature and the need to conserve it for…
Releasing millions of GM mosquitoes – into the unknown. No risk assessments published in Cayman Islands
by Helen Wallace Millions of GM mosquitoes are being released into countries including Brazil in an attempt to tackle dengue fever, but one campaigner questions whether the experiments are driven by public health concerns or profit British biotech company Oxitec…
