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Caribbean region must prepare for increased drought due to climate change
From einnews With irrigation use becoming more widespread in the Caribbean, countries’ fresh-water supplies will become increasingly important. 22 June 2016, Barbados – Climate change is expected to increase the intensity and frequency of droughts in the Caribbean, so countries…
The US healthcare sector emits more greenhouse gas than the entire UK
By Ronnie Cohen, Reuters From Business Insider If the U.S. healthcare sector were ranked as a nation, it would be the world’s 13th-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, more than all of the UK, a new study finds. “Unfortunately, in our…
A resonant basin mode observed in the Caribbean Sea
Geophysical Research Letters From AGU Publications A Rossby Whistle: A resonant basin mode observed in the Caribbean Sea† Authors Chris W. Hughes, Joanne Williams, Angela Hibbert, Carmen Boening, James Oram Abstract We show that an important source of coastal sea…
Newborn exoplanet might be the youngest ever observed
By Andrew Dalton From engadget NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has made another interesting cosmic discovery, the space agency reports this week. The youngest, fully formed exoplanet ever observed has been spotted just 500 light-years from Earth in the K2–33 star…
Astronaut in space snaps dramatic photo of the full moon caught in a sunset
Astronaut in space snaps dramatic photo of the full moon caught in a sunset BY MIRIAM KRAMER From Mashable NASA astronaut Jeff Williams captured an incredible photo of the full moon just above the horizon as the sun set from the…
Scientists might have finally solved the mystery of Venus’ disappearing water
By Ali Sundermier From Business Insider Venus is like Earth on fire. Although Venus is about as much as 10 times hotter, the planets are similar in size and gravity. And billions of years ago, Venus might have had something…
meeco and PV Energy to attend clean energy conference in Trinidad and Tobago
Caribbean island state plans to expand its renewable energy strategy to comply with the COP21 Paris Climate Agreement by reducing its CO2 emissions The Caribbean island state Trinidad and Tobago pursues the domestic target of generating 10 per cent of…
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Shhh, it’s a secret: a Caribbean vacation during hurricane season rocks
By Dana Zucker & Sherry Wernicke, Luxe TravelingMoms From Traveling Mom Many people see the Caribbean as a place you only visit in the winter and spring. You go there to escape the cold where you live. The summer is…
Caribbean Sea acts like a whistle and can be ‘heard’ from space
UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL A study of the Caribbean Sea by University of Liverpool ocean scientists has revealed that, in the midst of all the noise of the ocean, this region behaves like a whistle, which blows so loudly that it…
Images from solar-powered plane
Pilots reveal what it’s like to fly an incredible solar-powered airplane around the world By William Fierman From Business Insider Flying around the world fueled only by sunshine, the Solar Impulse is now two-thirds of the way through the first-ever…
