Cayman Islands Premier Hon. Alden MacLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA Statement on Hurricane Matthew
While we give a collective sigh of relief that it looks like the Cayman Islands will be spared the wrath of Hurricane Matthew, we remember our regional neighbours who are bracing for the storm’s impact. An extremely powerful and dangerous…
The Editor Speaks: Monster Matthew defies the experts
Hurricanes are unpredictable and although we have come a long way in tracking them and forecasting where they go they are untamed beasts and have a will of their own. Listening to the experts pronounce for days including on Friday…
Hurricane Matthew Rapidly Intensifies to Category 3 Strength
By: Jeff Masters , 3:00 PM GMT on September 30, 2016 From Weather Underground Hurricane Matthew put on an impressive and unexpected display of rapid intensification overnight, becoming the Caribbean’s first major hurricane since Sandy of 2012. An Air Force hurricane…
Cayman Islands has a very dry 2016 so far
Rainfall data collected at the Owen Roberts International Airport from January through August 2016 confirms a very dry year. Only January 2016 provided rainfall totals greater than the 30 year average with the summer months May-August showing significantly below normal…
St Lucia reports flooding, power outages as storm impacts
From Caribbean360 CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Thursday September 29, 2016 – Thousands were without electricity in St. Lucia, rivers overflowed their banks, and several communities were flooded last night and into today. And Tropical Storm Matthew which passed through the Windward…
UPDATE: Where Tropical Storm Matthew may go and which Islands it may affect
TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW DISCUSSION NUMBER 1 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142016 1100 AM AST WED SEP 28 2016 Surface observations and data from an Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft indicate that the tropical wave passing through the Windward…
Weather Underground Update: Potential Trouble in Tropical Atlantic
By: Bob Henson and Jeff Masters From Weather Underground A tropical wave located a few hundred miles south-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands on Saturday morning was poorly organized, with only a limited amount of heavy thunderstorm activity and spin….
Cayman Islands: Prospect takes the cup!
The Prospect Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) took home the Chairman’s Challenge Cup in the second annual CERT Challenge, which was held at the Agriculture Grounds on Saturday. The Cup was presented by the Deputy Governor, Franz Manderson, who is…
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Caribbean: Rethinking progress in sustainable development era
From CaribFlame Caribbean countries make a special case for development. The high and increasing exposure to hazards, combined with very open and trade-dependent economies with limited diversification and competitiveness portray a structurally and environmentally vulnerable region, composed, in the most…
Caribbean tropical wave given near zero percent chance to develop this week
From WWL.com An area of thunderstorms south of the Dominican Republic is not likely to develop at all in the next five days, according to the national hurricane center. Upper level winds are preventing the tropical wave from getting any…
