TROPICAL STORM ISAAC DISCUSSION NUMBER 3 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092012 500 PM AST TUE AUG 21 2012 AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATING THE DEPRESSION REPORTED 44-KT FLIGHT-LEVEL WINDS AT 1000 FT TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER…AS WELL AS BIAS-CORRECTED SFMR SURFACE WINDS ESTIMATES OF 35 KT. THE MINIMUM […]
Invest 94L may affect Cayman Islands as a TS on Saturday (25)
August 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Invest 94L Still Expected To Become Isaac Within The Next 24 To 36 Hours; Isaac To Be Expected To Impact The Leeward Islands On Wednesday & The Virgin Islands & Puerto Rico On Wednesday Night & Thursday Monday, August 20, 2012 5:47 am by Rob Lightbown of Crown Weather Invest 94L Located 1200 Miles East […]
The Central Caribbean Marine Institute’s (CCMI) article on the Lionfish problem
August 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Central Caribbean Marine Institute’s (CCMI) article on the Lionfish problem in the Caribbean and the steps being taken by the Cayman Islands The RAP Sheet: – In the Caribbean, a single female lionfish can spawn over 2 million eggs per year -Lionfish have the potential to reproduce every 4 days, throughout the year – […]
Shark and Dolphin Findings Are In!
August 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Department of Environment (DoE) reported research findings on sharks, rays, whales and dolphins in Cayman waters at a press conference yesterday morning (Thursday, August 16). DoE had help with the research from Marine Conservation International, the Save Our Seas Foundation, and the Guy Harvey Research Institute. Baited camera traps, catch-and-release fishing, diver surveys, and […]
Invest 94L needs watching closely
August 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
From Rob Lightbown of Crown Weather Originally written Sat Aug 18th, 2012* See update Invest 94L: Invest 94L, a tropical wave which is located about 250 miles or so to the southwest of the Cape Verde Islands, is of significant concern to me and I will say that right up front. The analysis early Saturday (18) […]
Remnants Of Tropical Depression #7
August 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Remnants Of Tropical Depression #7 May Regenerate Into A Tropical Storm In The Western Gulf Of Mexico Either Late This Weekend Or Early Next Week: Tropical Atlantic may become more active: TS Gordon no threat Thursday, August 16, 2012 5:24 am by Rob Lightbown of Crown Weather The remnants of Tropical Depression #7 were located […]
NOAA raises 2012 Atlantic hurricane season forecast
August 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
As the 2012 Atlantic tropical storm and hurricane season progresses the chances of storms forming and making landfall is rising, according to the latest forecast update from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Their latest forecast which was published at the end of last week raises the number of tropical storms they predict […]
Blue iguanas losing the blues and dancing back on Grand Cayman
August 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
In another excellent article by David McFadden and appearing all over the Internet web sites, he writes about the come back of Cayman’s “blazing” blue iguanas that has inspired the locals. He writes: QUEEN ELIZABETH II BOTANIC PARK, Cayman Islands — The blue iguana has lived on the rocky shores of Grand Cayman for at least […]
Butterflies and balloons at Fukushima
August 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Nuclear meltdowns make everything depressing, and this week, even butterflies and balloons have seen their normally cheery image marred by radioactivity. First butterflies. A paper in the open-access journal Scientific Reports, shows mutations in butterfly populations around the Fukushima plant, which melted down in March of last year following a major earthquake and tsunami. The […]
Nasa Mars Curiosity rover ships back detailed crater images
August 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
NASA’s Curiosity rover has shipped back to Earth high-resolution color images of its surroundings on Mars, sharpening our views of an intriguing channel, layered buttes and a layer of cobbles and pebbles embedded in a finer matrix of material. The images show a landscape closely resembling portions of the southwestern United States, adding to the […]
