Tropical wave forms near Caribbean separate from Matthew, Nicole
BY LAUREN WALCK From Sun Herald A third area of tropical weather has formed in the Atlantic Ocean, separate from Hurricane Matthew and Tropical Storm Nicole. Both that area and Matthew now have possible paths into the Gulf of Mexico,…
Election postponed in Haiti after Hurricane Matthew batters the island/108 dead in Haiti
BY JACQUELINE CHARLES AND DANIEL CHANG From Miami Herald In the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew’s destructive pass through Haiti, which left at least 10 people dead, hundreds of thousands displaced and a death toll certain to climb, elections officials on…
Once again a Cat 4 storm, potentially disastrous Matthew rolls toward Florida coast
By: Bob Henson and Jeff Masters From Weather Underground Hurricane Matthew is once again an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm. Matthew’s top sustained winds were upgraded to 140 mph in the 11 am EDT advisory from the National Hurricane Center,…
Alphabet’s latest project is Birth Control for Mosquitoes
By Antonio Regalado From Biomedicine At one of Alphabet’s campuses in Mountain View, California, entomologists working behind the steel door of a bio-safety lab are breeding mosquitoes in a new effort by the search giant to create automated insect farms….
Hurricane Matthew pounds Bahamas after devastation in Haiti
Hurricane Matthew, the most powerful hurricane to threaten the Atlantic Coast in more than a decade, is battering the Bahamas with winds of up to 125 miles per hour. At least 27 deaths are blamed on the storm. Millions of…
USAID provides initial US$1.5 million for the Caribbean in wake of Hurricane Matthew
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, CMC – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will be providing an initial US$1.5 million to assist Caribbean countries affected by the passage of Hurricane Matthew. “We have announced US$1.5 million for the region; US$1…
Cayman Islands Governor’s Conservation Awards
The National Trust in conjunction with the Governor’s Office are calling for nominations for the biennial Governor’s Conservation Awards. Finalists and distinguished guests will be invited to the awards ceremony on Tuesday, November 8th at Government House . The…
Carbon dioxide levels race past troubling milestone
From Science Daily Date:October 5, 2016 Source: NOAA Summary: Carbon dioxide levels in Earth’s atmosphere passed a troubling milestone for good this summer and locked in levels of the heat-trapping gas not seen for millions of years. Carbon dioxide levels in Earth’s atmosphere…
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Baroness Anelay speech to the Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly
Introduction Your Excellency the Governor, Honourable Premier, Honourable Madame Speaker, Members of the Legislative Assembly. It is indeed a delight to be here in the Cayman Islands and have this opportunity to speak to you. It is my first visit…
More evidence for Zika virus link to damage beyond microcephaly
By Lisa Rapaport From Reuters (Reuters Health) – The mosquito-borne Zika virus can lead to extensive birth defects that go beyond microcephaly, a Brazilian study suggests. Researchers studied 11 babies diagnosed with Zika and found they had a range of…
