Hurricane predictions rest on ‘cold water blob’, El Nino’s end
By Nancy Smith From Sunshine State News In case this one got by you, the first hurricane of 2016, which wasn’t due until after June 1, came and went in January. And some meteorologists predict it is an indication that…
Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands – Fly Exclusively | NewsWatch Review
From NewsWatch Every now and then companies stand out; those companies are ones that are leading the way or are models of excellence in their field. One such company is the CAACI. CAACI stands for The Civil Aviation Authority of…
Alex becomes first January hurricane to occur in Atlantic since 1955
By Brian Lada From Accuweather.com Alex has become a hurricane near the Azores in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. It marks the first Atlantic hurricane to form in the month of January since 1938 and is the first Atlantic…
Hurricane Danny is the first hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season
From The Weather Channel Potential Threat to Lesser Antilles Next Week Hurricane Danny has Formed in Atlantic As Tropical Storm Danny continues to move [WEST], it is expected to become a hurricane, and is expected to reach the Caribbean by…
Dust storms in Africa affect US and the Caribbean’s air quality
From Phys.org You might find it hard to believe that dust clouds from the African Sahara can travel thousands of miles across the Atlantic Ocean, but it does every year and in large quantities. In a recent study, Joseph Prospero,…
The spot-tail golden bass: A new fish species from deep reefs of the southern
From Science Codex Smithsonian scientists describe a colorful new species of small coral reef sea bass from depths of 182–241 m off Curaçao, southern Caribbean. With predominantly yellow body and fins, the new species, Liopropoma santi, closely resembles the other…
Lionfish characteristics make them more ‘terminator’ than predator
From Science Daily New research on the predatory nature of red lionfish, the invasive species that is decimating native fish populations in parts of the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, seems to indicate that lionfish are not just a predator,…
Ocean swim in Cayman Islands earns Zakala trip to junior worlds
By Warren Henderson From Kelowna Capital News Josh Zakala wasn’t sure what to expect from his first open water swims in the ocean. As it turns out, the 16-year-old from Kelowna is equally proficient in salt water as he is…
10 Famous missing airplanes
By Angela Tempest from CMV live PHOTO: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 1. Amelia Earhart Everyone has heard of Amelia Earhart and her disappearance in 1937 right? In case you haven’t, here’s the tale. She was the first female aviator to…
Message in a bottle writer traced back to Middle Tennessee
By Josh Cross From The Tennessean Illinois man found bottle on a small island in the Turks and Caicos after it was thrown from cruise ship When it was opened, the envelope located inside a wine bottle Bob Buffington found…
