Natural disasters

(The Weather Channel) Tropical Depression Nine is tracking through the Caribbean Sea and may become a serious hurricane threat for the northwestern Caribbean and Southeast U.S. next week, including Florida. W​e are still in the very…
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(Caribbean Public Health Agency Press Release) CARPHA and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) organised a two- week long Infectious Substance Shippers Training course to strengthen laboratory capacities across…
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(Commonwealth Marine Economies Programme Press Release) Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have recently discovered large seagrass beds where coral reefs might have been expected off the Island of Dominica, likely due…
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(United Nations News) The massive volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga followed by another earthquake and aftershocks just days afterwards, has highlighted once again the vulnerability of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), a meeting…
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The United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP26), held last month in Glasgow, failed to deliver on what the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) expected from the meeting, Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett said. Engaging the…
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