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Last month was the driest July in almost 40 years, according to the Bermuda Weather Service.
The BWS recorded less than one inch of rainfall – 0.97in – over the course of the month, which made July the driest month since 1984 when 0.9in was recorded ...
DATE: Aug 03, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Extreme high tides recorded in recent years could become the standard in Bermuda within 20 years, according to a new climate report.
The first half of a two-part report by Mark Guishard and researchers at the Bermuda Institute for Ocean Sciences ...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Schools will be closed and government services restricted today as Tropical Storm Alex, the first named storm of the year, passes the island.
The Bermuda Weather Service said the closest point of approach to Bermuda is forecast to be 100 miles to the...
DATE: Jun 06, 2022
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Weather
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Emergency Measures Organisation is set to meet next week as the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season begins to warm up.
Michael Weeks, the Minister of National Security, said this afternoon: “This is a very familiar time of year for us.
“Hurricane Sea...
DATE: May 31, 2022
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Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season is set to begin next week, and experts on both sides of the Atlantic have warned that it could be a busy one.
Both the US-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the UK’s Meteorological Office have...
DATE: May 25, 2022
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Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A US body has begun discussions about an extension to the Atlantic hurricane season after seven years in a row of preseason storms.
Ken Graham, the director of the American National Hurricane Centre, told the weather website AccuWeather that the agen...
DATE: Apr 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A rare phenomenon that caused a fluorescent cloud in the sky over Bermuda sparked speculation after photographs of the event were shared on social media.
Mark Guishard, the director of the Bermuda Weather Service, said the unusual cloud was caused by...
DATE: Apr 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
2022 could be another busy hurricane season, a weather website has warned
DATE: Apr 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Researchers in the US have warned that the 2022 hurricane season could continue the trend of busier-than-average periods.
Climate scientists at Colorado State University predicted there could be 15 to 18 named storms, including nine to 11 hurricanes....
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The hurricane season ended yesterday without any major hits on Bermuda.
The season was the third busiest on record with 21 storms, including seven hurricanes – four of which reached or exceeded Category 3 strength.
The figures were more or less in li...
DATE: Dec 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes