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"Govt to test hurricane alert text system"

A new hurricane alert text message system is having its first test run today. The Ministry of Public Safety announced the practice messages will be received by Digicel and CellOne customers at 12.30pm. The test will be conducted in preparation of wea...
Aug 16, 2013
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"Text alerts for hurricanes coming this summer"

Digicel and CellOne customers will receive hurricane alerts via text message this summer, the Ministry of Public Safety has announced. Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley said a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with the providers to sen...
Jul 18, 2013
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"Tropical Storm stays well to Bermuda’s south"

Tropical Storm Chantal is expected to bring rain and wind to the Caribbean this week, but is not expected to approach Bermuda. Chantal, the third named storm of the Hurricane Season, was 1,382 miles to Bermuda’s southeast last night and drifting west...
Jul 09, 2013
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"Season’s first tropical storm forms"

The first named storm of the season formed yesterday in the Gulf of Mexico. Tropical Storm Andrea had maximum sustained winds of 40mph at 6pm and was 310 miles southwest of Tampa, Florida. A tropical storm warning was issued for areas north of Fort M...
Jun 06, 2013
International Business

"Weather satellite fails just as hurricane season is about to begin"

One of two primary satellites used by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to track severe weather in the United States has failed on the eve of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season. According to status updates posted on NOAA’...
May 28, 2013
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"Cell phone users to get hurricane updates"

Updates on hurricane-related information could soon be sent automatically to all cell phone users, according to Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley. The Minister said at a press conference today on Hurricane Awareness Week: “Clear, fast and reliab...
May 27, 2013
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"Premier extends condolences to Oklahoma storm victims"

Premier Craig Cannonier extended his condolences to the people of Oklahoma following the devastating tornado there. Nine children and 15 adults have so far ben confirmed dead following the massive storm that flattened homes and demolished an element...
May 22, 2013
International Business

"Busy 2013 hurricane season forecast"

Insurers and reinsurers here in Bermuda are no doubt paying close attention to the many hurricane season forecasts that have been trickling in all week long. Several forecasts have been released over the last few days and all suggest the same thing:...
Apr 11, 2013
Environment

"Prize offered for storm forecasts"

Founded by scientists and insurers, Bermuda’s Risk Prediction Initiative is kept busy in a jurisdiction known for risk and for hurricanes. Now the group, dubbed RP12.0, has opened a forecast competition with up to $5,000 on offer — aimed at taking ad...
Nov 23, 2012
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"Appeal goes out to knit for Sandy victims "

A New Yorker living in Bermuda is calling on local knitters to help her make life a little warmer for Hurricane Sandy victims. Jennifer Johnson Porter is hoping residents volunteer to help make gloves, blankets and scarves to send to affected people...
Nov 13, 2012
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