Large-scale wind and solar farms in the Sahara would increase heat, rain, vegetation
BY DIANA YATES | LIFE SCIENCES EDITOR, U. OF I. NEWS BUREAU Using a new climate-modeling approach, U. of I. postdoctoral researcher Yan Li and his colleagues found that a massive wind and solar installation in the Sahara Desert could have…
Birth defects cluster not just down to Zika
By: Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade From Sci Dev Net Speed read Unusual cluster of microcephaly probed in northeastern Brazil Number of cases increased 20-fold from 2010 to 2015 Poverty, poor environmental management may increase risk [SAO PAULO] The Zika virus…
With the belugas.. and a narwhal!
Le BpJAM est le zodiac du GREMM From Baleinesendirect A new season is getting underway aboard GREMM’s Zodiac, the BpJAM. New season, new team! This year, the crew is composed of two research assistants returning for their second consecutive season….
18 Sep Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report, 1 TD
18 Sep Tue 2018 Tropical Report Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Tue Sep 18 2018 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: The National Hurricane Center is issuing…
South Pole Telescope
South Pole Telescope will study ‘noise’ from the early universe By Jon Fingas From engadget A new camera could shed new light on cosmic background radiation. Scientists just got a valuable tool in their quest to understand the cosmic microwave…
New funding from ECHO key to new relief efforts for hurricane victims in Haiti, Caribbean
With peak hurricane season arriving in early September, the UN Migration Agency (IOM) in Haiti is intensifying its emergency preparedness capacity thanks to additional funding from the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO). The new funding provided by…
Light 4.6 magnitude earthquake shakes Jamaica
From Jamaica Observer KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies is reporting that a “light earthquake” with a magnitude of 4.6 was felt in the Corporate Area and St Catherine at 1:47 this…
17 Sep Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report, 2 TD, 1 Dist
17 Sep Mon 2018 Tropical Report Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Mon Sep 17 2018 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories…
OfReg presents consumer protection at Cayman Islands’ Armour Expo 2018
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Sept. 14, 2018 Consumer protection takes a variety of different forms — from preventing damage to underground infrastructure, to keeping children safe online through cybersecurity measures, to helping consumers avoid being misled by false advertising. This…
US Military using tooth mics
By Theodore Bunker From Newsmax The Pentagon has agreed to a multimillion dollar contract with a California tech company to provide secure, and essentially invisible, communication devices that are attached to a person’s teeth, Defense One reports. Sonitus Technologies have…