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WHCA31 TAPATROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENTANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES3:25 PM ECT SATURDAY OCT 14 2023 The Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological services continues to follow the progress of tropical disturbance AL94, which could affect the Leeward Islands and the British Virgin Islands late next week. Due to the distance away and the fact that it is…

CDEMA – Thursday 12th October, 2023 marked the official handover of critical equipment for the CARICOM Disaster Relief Unit (CDRU) to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) by Global Affairs Canada through the Targeted Support to CDEMA Project. The handover was done by Natalie Hutchinson, Senior International Assistance Officer for Global Affairs Canada to…

Dr. Rhonda Sealey-Thomas, a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda, was sworn in as the new Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO). Dr. Sealey-Thomas holds a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree, as well as a Master of Public Health and…

National Hurricane Center (NHC) – Eastern Tropical Atlantic (AL94): Shower and thunderstorm activity has been increasing near an area of low pressure located several hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands, although recent satellite images indicate that the surface circulation remains broad. Environmental conditions are expected to become more conducive for development during the…

THEME: ‘FIGHTING INEQUALITY FOR A RESILIENT FUTURE’ Good day one and all. A most happy and thought-provoking International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction Day (IDDRR). I greet and encourage you on this day to face it with a heightened level of reflection, introspection and acknowledgement. As we know hazards do not impact everyone to the…

On the 2023 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) we say: “No more”. No more inequality. No more leaving people behind. No more climate injustice. No one is safe from the threat of disasters, until everyone is safe. Watch video here:

Message from UN Secretary-General António Guterres, for the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR), observed on October 13. 2023 has shattered temperature records, and seen record drought, fire and floods around the world. Poverty and inequality are exacerbating these disasters. Those with least are often at greatest risk from extreme weather. They may live…

In the Eastern Tropical Atlantic (AL94), a broad area of low pressure located several hundred miles south of the Cabo Verde Islands continues to produce some disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions could support some slow development of this system over the next several days while it moves generally westward across the eastern and central…

National Hurricane center (NHC) – At 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Sean was located near latitude 10.3 North, longitude 33.1 West. Sean is moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h). A west-northwestward to northwestward motion is forecast during the next few days. Satellite intensity estimates indicate that the…

Dale C. S. Destin – On the night of October 2/3, 2023, residents of Antigua experienced a weather event that would be etched into their memories for years to come. Tropical Storm Philippe, an unassuming name for a meteorological force, unleashed a deluge of rain upon the island, shattering records and bringing with it a…