Atlantic Ocean ‘running out of breath’
By Ken Macdonald From BBC A huge international research programme has been launched to assess the health of the Atlantic Ocean. The iAtlantic project is the biggest ever mounted in the planet’s second largest ocean. It involves more than 30…
This 72-year-old Frenchman just crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a giant orange barrel
By David Grossman From Popular Mechanics When presented with the idea of traveling across the Atlantic in a giant orange barrel, most people might have a few questions. Like, for example, “Why?” But for Jean-Jacques Savin, a 72-year-old former military…
Weather systems affecting the Cayman Islands area during 2018
This is released on behalf of the Cayman Islands National Weather Service. Annual rainfall totals are discussed at the end of the annual summary. ANNUAL SUMMARY OF WEATHER SYSTEMS AFFECTING THE CAYMAN ISLANDS 2018 January Weather charts indicate that a…
A rare hurricane-free August? That’s what it’s looking like
By Chad Gillis, Fort Myers News-Press The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1 and runs through Nov. 30. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting 10 to 16 named storms this year. Megan Kearney – Wochit El Niño…
Caribbean faces ‘Catastrophic’ invasion of seaweed
From teleSUR Satellite imagery detected a large amount of Sargassum seaweed floating across a huge section of the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean. Satellite observations indicate that 2018 may bring a record-setting deluge of seaweed in the Caribbean. The brown-colored genus, known as…
Florida Governor vows aggressive probe of Irma nursing home deaths
By Andrew Innerarity and Ricardo Ortiz From OAN HOLLYWOOD, Fla./SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Florida Governor Rick Scott vowed on Wednesday that the state would aggressively investigate how six people died at a nursing home that lost power when…
Invest 93L likely to become a Tropical Depression or Tropical Storm in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean this week
From The Weather Channel Story Highlights A tropical depression or tropical storm is likely to form in the eastern Atlantic this week. Heavy rain is expected in the Cabo Verde Islands through Wednesday. Impacts to other land areas down the…
Uptick in Atlantic tropical systems may continue as new features bear watching
By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist From Accuweather In the wake of Gert, a large batch of thunderstorms over the central Atlantic Ocean has the potential to spawn a tropical depression and storm this week. Gert will turn away from…
The Bahamas and Royal Caribbean International sign new deal
By Laura Parvan From Travel Wires The multi-year agreement aims to boost tourism into the archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. Focused on the increasing of the cruise industry in the area, Royal Caribbean International plans to employ and train Bahamian…
Princess Margaret’s former Caribbean villa
Inside Princess Margaret’s former Caribbean party villa By NATALIA DIDOVICH From Stuff She was a royal known for having a good time and now you can holiday like a royal by renting Princess Margaret’s stunning former party villa on Mustique….