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Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology

‘Historic’ Caribbean Dust Storm Shows Value of Forecast Services: UN Weather Agency

Michelle Nurse Jun 29, 2020

(United Nations News) A massive dust storm currently blanketing many parts of the Caribbean, posing a significant threat to regional health, has revealed the importance of having effective warning systems in place, the World Meteorological…
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CDB supports Relief Measures for Drought-Hit Farmers in Belize

Michelle Nurse Apr 6, 2020

(Caribbean Development Bank Press Release) - Sugarcane farmers in northern Belize, hard hit by one of the most devastating droughts in recent memory, are set to get relief through a project funded by the Caribbean Development Bank…
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Regional Climate Centre established in Barbados

Michelle Nurse Jul 18, 2017 0

Barbados is now home to the first Regional Climate Centre (RCC) in the western hemisphere. The centre, which is housed at the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) in Husbands, St James, was financed to the tune of…
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CARICOM Chairman leads delegation to Haiti, The Bahamas

Michelle Nurse Oct 11, 2016 0

A high level delegation will visit Haiti and The Bahamas between October 11 and 13, 2016 to undertake discussions with the leadership of the affected Member States and to confirm additional areas where the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)…
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Regional countries urged to brace for floods

Tusankine English Feb 16, 2016 0

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Feb 16, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) is warning regional countries that they should brace themselves for floods as the drought conditions which have affected the…
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