Solar flare captured in stunning NASA video
By Melissa Goldin From Mashable A NASA video released recently features striking footage of a mid-level solar flare recently captured by the space agency’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. Solar flares are large bursts of radiation that manifest themselves as a moment…
Bimini Sands Resort & Marina joins expedition collection by Guy Harvey Outpost Resorts & Lodges
By Mark Ellert From The Bahamas Weekly FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Guy Harvey, Chairman of Guy Harvey Outpost Resorts & Lodges announced today that Bimini Sands Resort & Marina has joined the company’s Expedition Collection, a portfolio of Outpost properties…
Belize shows the Caribbean how to better manage waste products
By Xavi Grau From IDB A solid waste management project in Belize has allowed access to nearly half the population to an appropriate collection and disposal of municipal solid waste. The project has placed the country at the forefront of…
Caribbean corals. We need your help to investigate a devastating coral disease?
What is killing Caribbean corals? Investigating a devastating coral disease? By Sarah Gignoux-Wolfsohn | Felicia Aronson From Experiment If we understand what is damaging coral reefs, we can save them. White band disease is responsible for destroying up to 95%…
Tropical Storm Risk’s take on 2014 hurricane season
From Caribbean360: TSR lowers its December forecast to predict 12 tropical storms including five hurricanes and two intense hurricanes. LONDON, England, Friday April 11, 2014 – The June 1 start of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season may seem a long…
Premier and Minister Bodden’s speeches in Brac LA on waste management
Minister Bodden’s LA speech on recent tour of waste management plants and future plans Honorable Osbourne Bodden, MLA, JP Madam Speaker, thank you for allowing me the opportunity to update the Members of this Honorable House on the progress my…
10 weirdest Caribbean animals
By Steve Blount From USA Today The Caribbean is not only a mash-up of Old and New World cultures, it’s also a mash-up biologically. Indigenous species live side-by-side with animals who floated in from South America or were brought in…
St Lucia declares “water-related emergency”
From Caribbean360 The St. Lucia Meteorological Services (SLMS) said that the acute shortage of rainfall, coupled with the diminishing reserves in the John Compton Dam had meant that the northern section of the island had officially entered a drought situation….
Study tests theory that life originated at deep sea vents
From Phys.org One of the greatest mysteries facing humans is how life originated on Earth. Scientists have determined approximately when life began (roughly 3.8 billion years ago), but there is still intense debate about exactly how life began. One possibility…
Scientists raise odds of El Niño this year to at least 70%
By Andrew Freedman From Mashable There is a greater than 70% chance that an El Niño event will kick off in the equatorial tropical Pacific Ocean during the next four months, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said in a…
