Cayman Islands: Study examines local variability in ocean climate conditions for reef health
Joint NOAA – CCMI research monitors environmental conditions on Little Cayman’s coral reefs to understand coral resilience and improve the accuracy of NOAA’s bleaching forecasts. LITTLE CAYMAN ISLAND – A joint effort between NOAA and the Central Caribbean Marine Institute…
Lionfish control efforts getting a boost from other lionfish
By Dennis Pillion From AL Efforts to control the invasive and highly-destructive lionfish in Florida and Gulf of Mexico may be getting a boost… from other lionfish. According to a report in National Geographic, several lionfish caught recently in the…
NASA’s Kepler mission discovers bigger, older cousin to Earth
NASA’s Kepler mission has confirmed the first near-Earth-size planet in the “habitable zone” around a sun-like star. This discovery and the introduction of 11 other new small habitable zone candidate planets mark another milestone in the journey to finding another…
NOAA Coral Reef Watch
From NOAA Satellite and Information Service Seasonal Coral Bleaching Thermal Stress Outlook (CFS-based) (Experimental, Version 3.0, CFSv2-based, updated weekly, 0.5×0.5-degree spatial resolution) Outlook of Coral Bleaching Thermal Stress 2 IMAGES 90% Chance: Current Seasonal Bleaching Outlook Weekly Outlook 60% Chance:…
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Global warming is ticking time bomb for the Caribbean, expert says
By Desmond Brown From CARIBBEAN360 FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, Wednesday July 22, 2015, IPS – A leading geothermal expert warns that the small island states in the Caribbean face “a ticking time bomb” due to the effects of global warming and suggests…
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Biodiversity movements saving our oceans
From Miami Caribbean Code Our oceans are in trouble. Lionfish have overpopulated the waters and are preying on other fish. Pollution, harmful algae and rising ocean temperatures due to climate change is killing the coral reefs. And then there’s human…
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Community Events Immigration Department Closure On 31 July 2015 The Department of Immigration Headquarters, including Passport & Corporate Services, Visa Office and Front Counter, will be closed to the public for all but essential services on Friday, 31 July 2015….
BP loses appeal to get spill claimants’ confidential info
By Amanda Bronstad, From The National Law Journal A federal appeals court has struck down BP’s effort at gaining access to confidential information about pending claims to its $9.9 billion oil spill settlement in its ongoing attempt to root out…
CDEMA head calls for greater investments to prevent disasters
From Jamaica Observer JACKSON … preventing hazards from becoming disasters requires involvement from all sectors EXECUTIVE Director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Ronald Jackson says that although the Caribbean is one of the most hazard-prone regions of…
Malaria rears its ugly head in Puerto Rico
By Belén Marty From PanAm Post Three cases confirmed after student trip to Dominican Republic Three young men from Puerto Rico are now infected with malaria, as confirmed by Secretary of Health Ana Rius on Sunday, July 19. Although all…
