Warning to stay away from lone dolphin swimming in Cayman Islands’ waters
A lone dolphin that has attracted swimmers at Cemetery Beach, East End, Grand Cayman should not be approached, even though it would seem to be “a fun thing” to swim with the mammal. On Wednesday 22), Ollie Dubock said on…
From an Invest to a TD and now TS Isaac in less than 24 hours
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC DISCUSSION NUMBER 3 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092012 500 PM AST TUE AUG 21 2012 AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATING THE DEPRESSION REPORTED 44-KT FLIGHT-LEVEL WINDS AT 1000 FT TO THE NORTHEAST…
Invest 94L may affect Cayman Islands as a TS on Saturday (25)
Invest 94L Still Expected To Become Isaac Within The Next 24 To 36 Hours; Isaac To Be Expected To Impact The Leeward Islands On Wednesday & The Virgin Islands & Puerto Rico On Wednesday Night & Thursday Monday, August 20,…
The Central Caribbean Marine Institute’s (CCMI) article on the Lionfish problem
The Central Caribbean Marine Institute’s (CCMI) article on the Lionfish problem in the Caribbean and the steps being taken by the Cayman Islands The RAP Sheet: – In the Caribbean, a single female lionfish can spawn over 2 million eggs…
Shark and Dolphin Findings Are In!
The Department of Environment (DoE) reported research findings on sharks, rays, whales and dolphins in Cayman waters at a press conference yesterday morning (Thursday, August 16). DoE had help with the research from Marine Conservation International, the Save Our Seas…
Invest 94L needs watching closely
From Rob Lightbown of Crown Weather Originally written Sat Aug 18th, 2012* See update Invest 94L: Invest 94L, a tropical wave which is located about 250 miles or so to the southwest of the Cape Verde Islands, is of significant concern…
Remnants Of Tropical Depression #7
Remnants Of Tropical Depression #7 May Regenerate Into A Tropical Storm In The Western Gulf Of Mexico Either Late This Weekend Or Early Next Week: Tropical Atlantic may become more active: TS Gordon no threat Thursday, August 16, 2012 5:24…
NOAA raises 2012 Atlantic hurricane season forecast
As the 2012 Atlantic tropical storm and hurricane season progresses the chances of storms forming and making landfall is rising, according to the latest forecast update from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Their latest forecast which was…
Blue iguanas losing the blues and dancing back on Grand Cayman
In another excellent article by David McFadden and appearing all over the Internet web sites, he writes about the come back of Cayman’s “blazing” blue iguanas that has inspired the locals. He writes: QUEEN ELIZABETH II BOTANIC PARK, Cayman Islands —…
Butterflies and balloons at Fukushima
Nuclear meltdowns make everything depressing, and this week, even butterflies and balloons have seen their normally cheery image marred by radioactivity. First butterflies. A paper in the open-access journal Scientific Reports, shows mutations in butterfly populations around the Fukushima plant,…
