NOAA, Inter-American Development Bank Sign MOU to Help Latin American, Caribbean Nations Prepare, Respond To Severe Weather
NOAA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Inter-American Development Bank to explore cooperation in promoting programs and projects that use NOAA satellite imagery to quickly mobilize resources to areas in Latin America and the Caribbean affected by life-threatening storms,…
National Weather Service kinda, sorta explains its major data outage
By Andrew Freedman The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a memo on Friday afternoon detailing the likely causes and lessons learned from the major computer disruption on Thursday afternoon, which knocked out the central automated system through which the agency…
Fisheries Ministers consider regional coral reef plan of action
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE (CRFM)–Fisheries ministers from member states of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) met at Fort Young Hotel, in Roseau, Dominica, on Friday, May 23, 2014, for the Eight Meeting of the CRFM Ministerial Council. According to CRFM’s…
Amputee sea turtle gets awesome water wings, is now part fighter jet
By Andrea Romano From Mashable Glide, little sea turtle. Glide like the wind. An amputee sea turtle named Hofesh, which translates to “freedom” from Hebrew, is one lucky amphibian. The kindness and ingenuity of Israeli design student Shlomi Gez has…
Great Barrier Reef’s ‘unprecedented’ threat from dredging, dumping
By Oliver Milman The Guardian UK Conservation society says impact of previous sediment dumps far greater than claimed The impact of dredging and dumping sediment on the Great Barrier Reef has been far greater than the mining industry has claimed,…
Tough Lessons: Cayman Islands looking at Bimini for what not to do
From Bahama Islands Info A leading dive hotelier in Grand Cayman told local TV station there, Cayman 27, Wednesday that Cayman officials and dive business operators were looking at Bimini in The Bahamas as an example of what not to…
Waste Management Strategic Outline Case now approved
The Strategic Outline Case (SOC) for the Cayman Islands Integrated Solid Waste Management System (ISWMS) has been released to the public this week. Prepared by the Steering Committee for the ISWMS, the SOC was approved by Cabinet earlier this month….
Chris Packham: Put wildlife before humans – and stop killing childhood
By Sherna Noah From Western Daily Press Human beings need to stop prioritising themselves over the environment and help wildlife instead of “chasing cures for cancer”, Springwatch presenter Chris Packham has said. The outspoken naturalist, 53, also criticised Sir Richard…
Fossil feces tell the tale of ancient Caribbean migration
Paul Hamaker Paeleontology Examiner From Examiner.com Fossilized feces known as coprolites have been used for the first time to verify the movements of ancient Americans from South America to the islands of the Caribbean about 1,500 years ago. The research…
Minister Moniz outlines lionfish control plan [for Bermuda]
From Bernews Following a collaborative effort between Government, NGOs, and the Lionfish Taskforce, a Control Plan for the invasive lionfish has been completed, Minister of Health and Environment Trevor Moniz told the House of Assembly on Friday [May 16], Minister…
