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Bermudians love their pets so it is no surprise they get worried about them when a hurricane approaches. The Bermuda Government’s Emergency Measures Organisation has a number of tips for those pet owners on how to keep your pets safe.
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DATE: Jun 01, 2012
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If you’ve just had a baby or are expecting to deliver soon, you might be asking yourself how to prepare for hurricane season with a newborn. What happens if we lose power? How will I cope without a source for clean water? What if the supermarkets are...
DATE: Jun 01, 2012
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While most people were tucked up in their homes when Hurricane Igor approached in 2010, former Mayor of St George’s, E Michael Jones, was on the sail training vessel Spirit of Bermuda along with other experienced sailors to make sure the beautiful bo...
DATE: Jun 01, 2012
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Whenever the wind is up take a look off Elbow Beach and no doubt you will find some of Bermuda's kiteboarders literally flying across the waves. And when a storm or hurricane is approaching or has passed by the very experienced ones will take advanta...
DATE: Jun 01, 2012
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Irene has been retired from the official list of Atlantic Basin tropical storm names by the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) hurricane committee because of the fatalities and damage it caused in August, 2011 and will be replaced by Irma.
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DATE: Jun 01, 2012
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A major cause of power outages during hurricanes and other storms is trees coming into contact with overhead lines, either directly or as windborne debris.
While 100 percent of Belco’s transmission system that carries power from the Central Plant to...
DATE: Jun 01, 2012
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Predicting exactly where storms will make landfall in the US and the Caribbean including Bermuda would be extremely difficult, but there are some indications of areas where storms may brew and coasts that may be vulnerable based on weather patterns a...
DATE: Jun 01, 2012
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Today marks the official start of Bermuda’s hurricane season, when all residents should start to be on guard for potential tropical storms and hurricanes. As reported by The Royal Gazette, the Weather Channel has forecast lower activity than the prev...
DATE: Jun 01, 2012
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Why should we care about plastic? In early April the Bermuda Marine Debris Taskforce (of which Greenrock is a member) hosted a visit by Captain Charles Moore, founder of Algalita Marine Research Foundation and discoverer of the “Great Pacific Garbage...
DATE: May 03, 2012
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As a small, vulnerable Island community, it is imperative that we commit to being world leaders when it comes to emissions production and reducing our energy consumption. This is why the Government has adopted a goal of reducing emissions to less tha...
DATE: May 03, 2012
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