Forecasters watching possible* storm[s] far out in Atlantic – *TS Don forms
Tropical Storm Dons forms From NHS Tropical Storm Don Discussion Number 1 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL052017 500 PM AST Mon Jul 17 2017 An Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft investigating the area of low pressure located east-southeast…
21st-century geopolitics of the Caribbean
By Andrew Korybko From Geopolitica.ru Cuba (IMAGE left) The Caribbean Sea is commonly thought of as a “US lake” separating the two American continents, and it’s pretty much been under Washington’s exclusive influence since the beginning of the 20th century….
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Hurricane forecasters watching another area of the far Atlantic
By Brett Clarkson From Sun Sentinel Another week, another area of potential storm development in the Atlantic. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are watching a patch of weather in the far eastern Atlantic that so far has a slight…
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Last Week’s Tropical Depression Four could come back to life in the Atlantic; Hurricane Hunter Mission scheduled
By Jon Erdman from Weather Underground The remnant of last week’s Tropical Depression Four continues to sprout thunderstorms and may regenerate as a tropical cyclone as it tracks toward the Bahamas and possibly Florida later this week. Located just over 100 miles…
World Bank official urges Caribbean countries to transit to blue economy
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) — A senior official of the World Bank said Wednesday that Caribbean countries have been more successful in reinventing themselves than some of the region’s giants. “This region managed to find a niche in the highly…
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Tropical wave formation chances jump to 40 percent [now 70%] : NHC
BY BEAU EVANS From Nola.com The Times-Picayune A tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa has a 40 percent* [update shows 70%] chance of developing into a tropical storm or depression over the next five…
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Why we’re watching Cape Verde now
By Jonathan Belles From The Weather Channel Story Highlights Cape Verde hurricane season is used to describe an uptick in storm activity originating from Africa. Tropical waves develop into tropical cyclones between July and September. Hurricanes begin to develop further…
Senator Marco Rubio to address Caribbean American Legislative Forum on Capitol Hill
From South Florida Caribbean News WASHINGTON, D.C . – U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) will meet with Caribbean American Diaspora Leaders at the 19th Annual Caribbean American Legislative Forum taking place from June 21st-22ndon Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The roundtable is scheduled…
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Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea could yield second tropical system in the Atlantic Basin of 2017
By Jordan Root, Alex Sosnowski, From AccuWeather The tropical Atlantic Basin is expected to remain quiet this week, but conditions for development may arise in the vicinity of southeastern Mexico next week. Several disorganized clusters of showers and thunderstorms known…
Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, resident participates in Caribbean exercise Tradewinds
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam Stanton U.S. Coast Guard District 11 From dvids hub BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS – United States Coast Guard Lt. jg. Devonte Weems, a Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, native is participating in Tradewinds 2017, an annual, multi-national…
