This mysterious orange moon 800 million miles from Earth might be home to a unique form of alien life
By Ali Sundermier From Business Insider At first glance, Saturn’s moon Titan doesn’t seem like the kind of place that could host alien life. The average temperature of this distant orange ball is a frigid -290 degrees Fahrenheit. And while Titan…
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Dominica is CARICOM forerunner in renewable energy use, latest ECLAC report reveals
With renewables accounting for 28 per cent of electricity generation, Dominica is the CARICOM member which consumes the largest proportion of its energy from renewable sources according to the newly released ECLAC study ‘Barriers to Identification and Implementation of Energy…
US: Record setting hurricanes at an all time low
By Paul McGowan From The Carbon Wars There’s perhaps some good news on weather, for a change—hopefully it is not the calm before…. The U.S. is experiencing a remarkable, record drought from hurricane hits, with only four strikes in the…
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Monster’ El Niño subsides, La Niña hitting soon
By Baher Kamal From Inter Press Service ROME, Jul 18 2016 (IPS) – As if human-made armed conflicts, wickedness, rights abuse, gender violence, cruel inequality and climate catastrophes were not enough, now the saying “God Always Forgives, Men Sometimes, Nature…
Extreme arctic temperatures become the new norm
By Paul McGowan From The Carbon Wars A group of scientists studying a broad range of Arctic systems — from sea ice to permafrost to the Greenland ice sheet — gathered in D.C. Wednesday to lay out just how extreme…
Woman found to spread Zika through sex for 1st time
By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer From WRAL NEW YORK — A New York City woman infected her male partner with Zika virus through sex, the first time female-to-male transmission of the germ has been documented. Zika is usually spread…
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Seaweed invades prestigious beaches in West Africa, Caribbean
By Steff Gaulter From Gulf Times It might be too hot to use them at the moment, but the beaches in Qatar are beautiful. It’s nice to know they’ll still be there, ready to use, when the weather finally improves…
Couple tell of nightmare Caribbean wedding with “dirty hotel and beach”
BY PHIL TODD From Mirror UK Kirstie and James Willett spent £5,000 on “dirty hotel” and beach littered with wood and seaweed for what was meant to be their dream wedding. When Kirstie and James Willett saw photos of a…
Five natural healing spots in the Caribbean you should know
From News Americas Now News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. July 15, 2016: Natural healing! It’s becoming more and more popular as people move towards lifestyle habits with health-promoting potential that cost little to nothing and include getting sensible sun…
Air conditioners in vicious cycle
From The Carbon Wars Ring demand for air conditioners will worsen global warming if steps aren’t taken to change the cooling technology we currently use, says a new study from the Berkeley National Laboratory. In the last two years, alone,…
