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Bermuda’s hurricane season began on June 1. We urge residents to once again prepare in earnest for a hurricane season that has been forecasted by The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as busier than average. The 2011 season is pr...
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It was arguably one of the most exciting events in Bermuda last year the arrival of the Air Force Reserve Command’s Weather Reconnaisance WC-13J Hurricane Hunter aircraft to St David’s.
Hundreds of schoolchildren, the US Consulate General, and even a...
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Did you know the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, also known as the Hurricane Hunters, were once stationed in Bermuda?
This component of the 403rd Wing now located at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi is a one-of-a-kind organisation....
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In an effort to decrease power outages related to foliage coming into contact with overhead lines, Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited (Belco) has launched a pilot project in the Somerset area.
The purpose of the pilot is to establish an organise...
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When a hurricane hits Bermuda or comes close you can pretty much bank on the electricty going out. No TV to entertain you or music unless you have a small battery-operated radio. So the best thing you can do is read - remember books?!
So why not read...
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A ship getting hit by a hurricane may have suffered bad luck but consider the case of the Leicester which was hit twice in 1948 the first while at sea and the second time after it was towed to Bermuda by the salvage tugs, Foundation Josephine and Fou...
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As an Instructor at The UK Meteorological Office College, I often gave lectures on hurricanes, their dynamics, forecasting and their economic consequences. However, I lacked any ‘practical’ experience! Until, that is, Hurricane Igor struck Bermuda la...
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Losing electricity during a hurricane is certainly one of the worst side effects of a storm hitting Bermuda no air conditioner, no water, no refrigerator, no cooking appliances (unless you’re lucky enough to have a gas stove, and in that case, make s...
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When you think about it, it may seem curious that hurricanes and tropical storms receive names each year, while other kinds of storms such as severe thunderstorms and the fierce tornadoes they sometimes produce do not.
After all, the largest and most...
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The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season will be “above normal”, spawning six to 10 hurricanes of which around half could become major, the US government’s weather agency forecast.
However, as the 2010 season showed it was very active but the US coastline ...
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