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Unusually low tides this month were explained yesterday by the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences.
The research station, based in St George’s, reported that tides were running three to four inches lower than predicted.
Rush Curry, a Bios scientist, ...
DATE: Jun 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Dust on car windshields this weekend will have journeyed thousands of miles to reach the island.
A plume of Sahara Desert dust, which has blanketed the Caribbean in a haze this week before it swept northeast to the United States, has made its way to ...
DATE: Jun 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
“Business as usual” was declared for today as a weakened Tropical Storm Jerry was forecast to pass near Bermuda this afternoon.
School, government offices and the Causeway will remain open, and buses are out on the roads, although the ferry service r...
DATE: Sep 25, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Royal Gazette will update this page with key news as Tropical Storm Jerry approaches Bermuda.
6pm: The Bermuda Weather Service cancelled the warning for Post Tropical Cyclone Jerry.
Jerry’s strength had declined to winds of 35mph and gusts to 46m...
DATE: Sep 25, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hurricane devastation remains widespread in the northern Bahamas, where residents shared heartfelt thanks yesterday for more than 100 tonnes of Bermudian aid.
As Bermuda readies for a second storm of its own in quick succession, the generosity of res...
DATE: Sep 24, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Transport Control Department’s testing facilities at Southside and Rockaway have been closed until further notice, as a result of damage caused by Hurricane Humberto.
The department announced the closures at 9.30am today, and apologised for any ...
DATE: Sep 24, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermudians were warned yesterday not to take down their storm protection, with Hurricane Jerry maintaining its projected course to strike the island next week.
Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, will update the public today and tomorrow...
DATE: Sep 21, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
From autumn seedlings to Christmas carrots and poinsettias, Hurricane Humberto’s close pass this week left farmers and nurseries counting the cost.
The battering on Wednesday night destroyed greenhouses around the island — and low rainfall meant extr...
DATE: Sep 21, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hurricane Humberto hit Bermuda from the south, veering west by 9pm on Wednesday.
Hurricanes spin anticlockwise; the front right quadrant is typically strongest.
Humberto swerved northwest later Wednesday night, and by dawn was blowing from the north....
DATE: Sep 20, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Residents in Nassau, capital of the Bahamas, yesterday counted themselves fortunate to duck a direct hit from Hurricane Dorian, the first major storm of the season.
Guilden Gilbert, a Bermudian, said the area had seen “very heavy rains, thunderstorms...
DATE: Sep 03, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell