UPDATE: STORM WARNING: Cayman Islands under Tropical Storm Watch – TS Earl forms
The wave is now Tropical Storm Earl TROPICAL STORM WATCH Published 2nd August 2016, 7:40am A strong tropical wave south of Kingston, Jamaica, continues to move quickly westward at about 20 mph. This system is likely to be upgraded to…
Cayman Islands now under Tropical Storm Watch. Six die in Dominican Republic due to flooding
From Soualiga Newsday 01 Aug 2016 SINT MAARTEN/CAYMAN ISLANDS – The Cayman Islands National Weather Service has issued a tropical storm watch as of 6.00pm on Monday. The tropical wave is becoming more organized as it moves westward. The system…
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Bahamas named first “Weather Ready Nation Ambassadors”
From South Florida Caribbean News OSHKOSH, Wisconsin – The Bahamas continue to achieve monumental success and set historic records on the international front, this time being named the First “Weather Ready Nation Ambassadors” by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)….
Air conditioning has a huge environmental impact — and it’s getting bigger
By Lucas Davis, The Conversation From Business Insider With a heat wave pushing the heat index well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) through much of the U.S., most of us are happy to stay indoors and crank the air conditioning….
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Cayman Islands Business Licensing Counter to close early on Tuesday (26) The Department of Commerce and Investment’s (DCI) Business Licensing Counter will close at 3pm tomorrow (Tuesday, 26 July), for a staff training event. The counter will resume its…
2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast Update predicts increase (now 15) in named storms
By Chris Dolce and Jon Erdman and Linda Lam From The Weather Channel Hurricane Season Forecast Increased Meteorologist Danielle Banks explains why the total named storms, hurricanes and category 3 or higher hurricanes have increased by 1. Story Highlights The…
Bizarre US Dec weather
11 photos that show how incredibly bizarre the weather in the US was last December (2015) By Lydia Ramsey From Business Insider The US has certainly had its share of wacky December weather last year. With people on the East Coast basking in…
Atlantic hurricane season officially starts with warning
From Caribbean 360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Wednesday June 1, 2016 – Today marks the start of the 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season and despite predictions of an average hurricane season, residents of the Caribbean are being told there could be more hurricane…
Tropical Storm Bonnie ruins long weekend on Carolina beaches
From Chicago Tribune Tropical Storm Bonnie formed Saturday afternoon off the coast of South Carolina as heavy rains from the system ruined the start of the long holiday weekend. Top sustained winds reached 40 mph Saturday afternoon, making it the…
A Memorial Day Weekend Tropical System for the Southeast U.S.?
By Jeff Masters From Weather Underground We’re fast approaching the official June 1 start of the Atlantic hurricane season, and we already have an area of concern to watch for possible genesis of a tropical depression during the coming Memorial…
