Predicting malaria
Satellites help predict malaria outbreaks months in advance Jon Fingas From engadget A view from space can mitigate diseases on Earth. Malaria is one of the greatest health threats in tropical regions like the Amazon, but predicting its spread is…
Inside the market for dead humans, where ‘donated’ bodies from low-income families sell for millions
By Brian Grow and John Shiffman, Reuters From Business Insider Many dead bodies in the US are “donated” in exchange for free or cheap cremation, thus attracting low-income and desperate families to “donate” bodies. The bodies are often sold in…
25 Oct Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report 1 Dist Carib Sea
Oct 25 Wed 2017 Tropical Report Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Wed Oct 25 2017 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: 1. A broad area of low pressure located…
Ever seen a 2-headed sea turtle? This intern found two within a week [on the Cayman Islands]
BY MICHAELA BROYLES From The State An intern with the Department of Environment in the Cayman Islands stumbled upon not one, but two live two-headed baby sea turtles last week. Yes, you read that right — a two-headed sea turtle….
DRONES: The new Caribbean lifestyle
From Curacao Chronicle Revolutionizing the medical, economic, and logistic sectors. Drones are becoming an inescapable reality in the Caribbean. They have already taken the world by storm and are now infiltrating every area of business and of our collective social…
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University of Miami launches Cuba and the Caribbean Special Report
SOURCE University of Miami Comprehensive digital report showcases research and study of faculty, staff, students and alumni in the Caribbean Basin. CORAL GABLES, Fla., Oct. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In its newly published Cuba and the Caribbean Special Report, the…
Ancient Mars was wet! Why?
NASA really isn’t sure why ancient Mars was wet By Derrick Rossignol From engadget Curiosity rover data leaves scientists uncertain of how Martian lakes could have existed. The scientific community accepts that once upon a time, Mars was partially covered…
24 Oct Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report 1 Dist Carib Sea
Oct 24 Tue 2017 Tropical Report Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Tue Oct 24 2017 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: 1. Widespread cloudiness and showers associated with a…
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Killer Hurricanes’ reconstructs the past to predict storms of the future
BY CAROLYN GRAMLING From Science News Historical, geologic records offer clues to tropical cyclones Magazine issue: Vol. 192 No. 7, October 28, 2017, p. 29 In 1780, a powerful hurricane swept across the islands of the Caribbean, killing an estimated…
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CARICOM-UN will raise funds to help rebuild hurricane-hit Caribbean nations
From teleSUR With limited resources and lack of funding, many hurricane-torn regions in the Caribbean are finding it hard to recoup. The Caribbean Community, Caricom along with the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, will host a conference to assist the…
