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UWI-SRC Revises Threshold for Earthquake Reporting Magnitudes
Earthquake Alert System Update #2 As part of a recent upgrading of the alert systems, The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC) has revised the threshold for earthquake reporting magnitudes in the Eastern Caribbean to Mt3.5 (the previous threshold was Mt3.8 and above and those were posted). This will produce more solutions…
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Subtropical System Continues to Move Away from the Northern Leeward Islands
The National Hurricane Center is reporting that a large area of low pressure located over the central subtropical Atlantic about 800 miles northeast of the northern Leeward Islands continues to produce a broad area of showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions appear marginally conducive for development and a subtropical or tropical storm could form in the…
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Forecasters Warn of Possible Flooding for the Caribbean Region, During the Christmas Season
The Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology & Hydrology (CIMH) is warning the region that recent heavy rains could continue into December and pose a risk for flooding during one of the most joyous seasons of the year. “Well, keep in mind that this year, flooding is a bigger risk in December than in other years,”…
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NHC Issues Special Tropical Weather Outlook
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued a Special Tropical Weather Outlook for the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Special Tropical Weather Outlook issued to discuss the potential for subtropical development this week over the central Atlantic. A large area of low pressure located over the central subtropical Atlantic about 750 miles…
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CDEMA Conducts Review of the Community Resilience Framework
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Coordinating Unit, through a consultancy, is undertaking a review/enhancement of the Community Resilience Framework (CRF). The objective of this Consultancy is to review and undertake a comprehensive enhancement of the Community Resilience Framework allowing for a more robust and focused approach to building resilience in communities. The Framework…
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Boiling Lake Water Levels Changing Significantly
University of the West Indies. Seismic Research Centre (UWI, SRC) – Water levels at the Boiling Lake, Dominica, have changed significantly in recent days, a phenomenon that has occurred several times since 1876 with the last occurring in Nov 2021-May 2022. The observed changes in water levels and activity at the Boiling Lake are not necessarily…
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Atlantic Hurricane Season Ends, Impacts Continue
The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends on November 30, but the impact of the most devastating storms will continue for many months to come. Progress in forecasting and accurate early warnings has prevented much loss of life, but more remains to be done – and this will be the focus of an international workshop, held once every…
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Another Earthquake Recorded Near Antigua and Barbuda
The University of the West Indies. Seismic Research Centre (UWI, SRC) – Automatic Earthquake Location DATE AND TIME: 2022-12-03 10:14 am (Local Time)2022-12-03 14:14 (UTC) MAGNITUDE: 3.9 LOCATION: Latitude: 17.52N | Longitude: 61.06WDepth: 10 km NEARBY CITIES:Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, 98 km, NEPoint-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, 150 km, NNEBasseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 187 km, E*distance and…
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WHO Recommends New Name for Monkeypox Disease
Geneva, Switzerland World Health Organization (WHO) – Following a series of consultations with global experts, WHO will begin using a new preferred term “mpox” as a synonym for monkeypox. Both names will be used simultaneously for one year while “monkeypox” is phased out. When the outbreak of monkeypox expanded earlier this year, racist and stigmatizing…
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PAHO Marks its 120th Anniversary
Washington D.C. 1 December 2022 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) marks its Anniversary as the world’s oldest international public health agency, celebrating 12 decades of work promoting health and well-being throughout the region of the Americas. On this day, 2 December 1902, 11 countries came together at the First General International Sanitary…
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Two Earthquakes Recorded Near Antigua and Barbuda
The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI, SRC) – Manual Earthquake Location DATE AND TIME: 2022-12-02 4:43 pm (Local Time) 2022-12-02 20:43 (UTC) MAGNITUDE: 4.4 LOCATION: Latitude: 17.34N | Longitude: 61.41W Depth: 4 km NEARBY CITIES: Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, 55 km, NE Point-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, 121 km, N Basseterre, Saint Kitts…
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The Search Continues for Shamar Harrigan
St. John’s, Antigua & Barbuda, December 2nd, 2022 – Local Organizations, The Blue Dragonfly Foundation, Inc., ABSAR & The Superyacht Services Guide have partnered with the Royal Police Force of Antigua & Barbuda and the family of Shamar Harrigan to continue the search for the autistic teen who has been missing since November 14th,2022. The…
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