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The first named storm of the year could form to the east-northeast of Bermuda over the weekend - more than a week before the official start of the season on June 1, the National Hurricane Centre reported today.
The centre said this morning that ther...
DATE: May 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Some scientists journey to to the opposite side of the world to discover new forms of life – but a researcher in Bermuda found possible unknown species in his lab’s plumbing.
Leocadio Blanco-Bercial, an ecologist at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sci...
DATE: May 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Join The Royal Gazette’s media partner The Washington Post at 12.30pm today for a discussion on renewable energy with Gina McCarthy, the White House national climate advisor.
With climate change posing an existential threat to Bermuda and other count...
DATE: May 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Belco has long-term plans to become a 100 per cent renewable energy company, an online forum heard yesterday.
Krista Barnes, director of communications and sustainability at Belco, said that a “sustainability team” had been formed and was in the ini...
DATE: May 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A battery of scientific instruments in a special pod which was lost at sea for two years has been turned over to their owners after it washed up in Bermuda.
The 800lb pod, designed to measure ocean conditions, drifted hundreds of miles from just off ...
DATE: May 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A new generation of coconut palm trees have been planted around the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo.
The Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS) planted the 12 young plants over the weekend along BAMZ’s parking area in Flatts Village to add to the line of ...
DATE: May 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A flotilla of abandoned boats was yesterday removed from the water.
The Ministry of Transport said the vessels posed a marine obstruction risk and a danger to navigation and the environment.
The seven boats were lifted out of Coot Pond, St George’s....
DATE: May 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Belco is due to hold an online question and answer session tonight as it outlines its plans for sustainable energy.
Wayne Caines, president of Belco, said: “At Belco we are keen to engage the public and outline our plans for creating a sustainable en...
DATE: May 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A team of international researchers used satellite technology to map Bermuda’s undersea environment from space.
Nathan Thomas and Lola Fatoyinbo of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centre merged together data from multiple sources in an effort to accurate...
DATE: May 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Fishing has been banned in an area north of St George’s until the end of June to protect a species of fish.
A Government notice said that Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, had ordered an immediate prohibition of fishing in a fish aggregation a...
DATE: May 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff