2014 Atlantic hurricane season: Where we stand by the numbers
From WDSU News NEW ORLEANS —We’re a ways off from being at the halfway point of the Atlantic Basin hurricane season, which began June 1 and ends November 30. The Atlantic Basin includes the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and…
Remnants of Hurricane Bertha to batter UK with rain and high winds
From BBC A driver was trapped in his car for more than an hour because of flooding in Cambridgeshire on Friday Homes in Cambridgeshire were flooded after heavy rain Rescue crews tried to restart cars which had stalled in the…
Torrential rain and flash flooding cause travel chaos in SE England
From BBC Lightning strikes, hail, torrential rain and flash flooding have caused major travel problems across east and south-east England. There have been problems on the roads in Sussex, Essex and London. London Fire Brigade said it was helping people…
May and June were the hottest months ever as global warming heats
From Caribbean360 FLORIDA, United States, Friday July 25, 2014 – The planet appears to be turning up the jets, setting a global heat record last month hot on the heels of breaking the same record in May. According to the…
Welcome showers for Caribbean as Tropical Depression fades
Tropical Depression Two has lost its battle to become the next Atlantic tropical storm, but it will still increase shower activity across the Caribbean to end the week. The battle between Tropical Depression Two and dry, dusty air has been…
National Emergency Commission issues another preventive alert for the Caribbean and Northern zones
By L. Arias From The Tico Times The Costa Rican Red Cross this week evacuated 20 people in the Limón community of Guácimo. They currently remain at a temporary shelter. Increased rainfall in the early hours on Thursday prompted the…
John Tibbetts – New Weather Service Director General
Newly-appointed Cayman Islands National Weather Service (CINWS) Director General John Tibbetts may have a very specialised role, but he maintains a global perspective on other aspects of life – which allows him a wide appreciation of the implications of the…
Arctic sea ice reaches annual peak, but falls far short of average
By Andrew Freedman From Mashable Arctic sea ice reached its maximum extent for the year on March 21, scientists reported Wednesday, but it did not make up for much of the ground it lost during the past several unusually mild…
Warning for Caribbean countries as sea level continues to rise
From Jamaica Observer ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) — Director of the Environmental and Occupational Health Track of the Public Health Department of St George’s University is predicting a bleak future for the Caribbean amid concerns that the rate of sea…
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Jamaica sugar industry facing major crisis as drought worsens
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Friday July 11, 2014, CMC – The Sugar Industry Authority (SIA), says the multi-billion dollar sugar industry is now under major threat due to the effects of the worsening drought. SIA chairman, Ambassador Derrick Heaven, says…
