Hurricane outlook calm for first week of 2015 Atlantic season
By Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune No tropical storms or hurricanes are expected to form during the next five days in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea or the north Atlantic Ocean, according to the National Hurricane Center’s…
Caribbean told to brace for 11 storms in 2015
By CMC/Jamaica Observer From St Lucia newsonline BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The US-based National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting six to 11 named storms for the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season even as regional disaster officials warned Caribbean countries not…
Heat kills over 1,100 in India
Asphalt-melting heat wave kills more than 1,100 in India By Elizabeth Pierson From Mashable Over the past week, more than 1,100 people have been killed by extreme heat in India. Temperatures reading more than 113 degrees Fahrenheit have reportedly…
Deadly flooding across Texas & Oklahoma
By Lindsey Robertson From Mashable Recent flooding in Texas and Oklahoma has resulted in evacuations, property damage and one death. Residents throughout both states have had to be rescued from the roofs and attics of their homes. More…
We’ve had more Category 5 storms in under 5 months than in a typical year
By Andrew Freedman From Mashable It’s only May, which means the tropical cyclone season in the Northern Hemisphere is still in its infancy. The Atlantic season doesn’t officially start until June 1, after all. Yet already, in just the first…
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Community Events MAY 11 National Workforce Development Agency in North Side The National Workforce Development Agency will be at the North Side Library to assist job seekers on Monday (11 May) from 10am until 1pm. Five people shot dead…
Cayman Islands: PWD/NRA HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE TODAY
Workers are busy erecting shutters on Government buildings and hurricane shelters around Grand Cayman this morning (Wednesday, 6 May 2015). Although no hurricane is presently approaching the Cayman Islands, this annual exercise allows staff of the Public Works Department (PWD)…
New study links weather extremes to global warming
From Justin Gillis From Canberra Times The moderate global warming that has occurred as a result of human emissions has quadrupled the frequency of certain heat extremes since the Industrial Revolution, scientists reported on Monday, warning that a failure to…
Why should we care?
By Tim Chuey From Eugene Daily News There are a lot of things we care about like how our family members and friends are doing here and in other parts of the country, whether we can pay our bills, and…
What do experts say about hurricane season 2015?
Colorado State University is predicting that 2015 will be one of the least active in decades, with seven named storms, three hurricanes, and one major hurricane of Category 3 or higher. Tropical Storm Risk from the University College London is…
