Hurricanes with female names result in more fatalities
From EdOrbit When it comes to hurricanes, there are serious gender equality issues, according to new research which reveals that storms given feminine names tend to cause significantly more deaths than those with masculine ones. The reason, researchers from the…
Caribbean risk outlook: Hurricane season has arrived
From Global News Matters Hurricane season is here: What risks does the Caribbean face? A “near or below normal” hurricane season has been forecast by the US National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Eight to thirteen tropical storms and three…
Dominican Republic shaken by 4.5-magnitude earthquake
By the Caribbean Journal staff The northern Dominican Republic was lightly shaken by a 4.5-magnitude earthquake on Sunday evening, according to the United States Geological Survey. It struck at around 9:01 PM local time. The epicentre of the quake,…
Eastern Pacific may yield Gulf of Mexico tropical concerns/Cayman premier hurricane message
The Premier’s Hurricane Season Message 2014 GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – As we stop for a moment and realise how fast this year’s calendar has inched toward 1 June and the beginning of another hurricane season, I and many others…
Tropics: Eyes on Western Caribbean for early June
From msn The area centered around the western Caribbean Sea will be one of a few places to watch for tropical development in the Atlantic Basin this June. This area represents some of the warmest waters of the basin and…
Carib choices: Climate change impact or MDGs
By Desmond Brown From Caribbean Life ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, May 21, 2014 (IPS) – Climate change is forcing the nine-member Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to choose between expending scarce resources to deal with its impact or other pressing…
Tourism meets tsunami preparedness in the Caribbean
By SciDev.Net – Martín De Ambrosio From Thomson Reuters Foundation Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. [ST THOMAS, VIRGIN ISLANDS] Scaring away tourists is perhaps not such a good…
Tsunami conspiracy theories in the Caribbean
By Martín De Ambrosio From SciDevNet [ST THOMAS, VIRGIN ISLANDS] As soon as I arrived at last week’s meeting on tsunami science here in the Caribbean, I encountered two delegates who shared a worrying rumour with me: “Somebody knows something…
Scientists slam latest Doomsday climate report
From Newsmax Climatologists and other experts are blasting a new climate change report from the Obama administration, calling it a “litany of doom” that objective scientists won’t take seriously. The National Climate Assessment (NCA), an 840-page report compiled by 300…
What makes the Caribbean vulnerable to major storms?
By: nigel20, From Weather Underground With the impending hurricane season being only three weeks away, i felt the need to write a blog on the preparedness of the Caribbean. In particular, how prepared is the Caribbean in the event of…
