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Hurricane activity continued to build yesterday — but none of the three storms in the Atlantic are considered threats to Bermuda. Hurricane Dorian, which battered the Bahamas for almost two days and caused at least twenty deaths, was off the coast of...

Meteorologists warned an area of bad weather south of Bermuda could become a tropical storm today or tomorrow. The US-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said yesterday the disturbance had a 50 per cent chance of becoming a cyclone ...

Several Caribbean islands began to brace themselves for Tropical Storm Dorian — but the system is not considered a threat to Bermuda. Yesterday afternoon, Dorian was 1,585 miles south-southeast of Bermuda and travelling west with maximum sustained wi...

The chances of a busy hurricane season have increased, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Noaa has forecast ten to 17 named storms for 2019, of which between five and nine will reach hurricane stren...

A new $2 million weather radar system was officially launched with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Cooper’s Island in St David’s yesterday. Zane DeSilva, the Minister of Tourism and Transport, said the new Doppler radar system will improve the ability o...

American scientists have predicted fewer hurricanes this season, but more major storms. Colorado State University’s Department of Atmospheric Science estimated 13 named storms and five hurricanes for this year. The average number of storms is 12.1 an...

With Tropical Depression Karl still a “potential threat” to Bermuda, the Emergency Measures Organisation is set to meet today. The system, which weakened from a tropical storm yesterday, is expected to strengthen again in the coming days. According t...

Local meteorologist Mark Guishard has been highlighted in South Carolina in advance of the 2016 hurricane season. Mr Guishard, the programme manager for Bermuda’s Risk Prevention Initiative at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, has been feature...

Days before the start of the 2016 Hurricane Season, the Ministry of National Security is urging the public to be prepared for storms. This week, the ministry will be marking Hurricane Preparedness Week with a series of events aimed at reminding resid...

American-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has forecast a near-average Atlantic hurricane season, but note “uncertainty” in the usual climate signals. In a statement yesterday NOAA predicted a 70 per cent likelihood that the Atlan...