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Emergency co-ordinators are rethinking the way the island prepares for the hurricane season in response to the earlier arrival of storms. Steve Cosham, National Disaster Co-ordinator, said last night that efforts to prepare members of the community ...

A gust of 69mph was recorded by the Bermuda Weather Service this morning as Tropical Storm Alex made its way closer. The Royal Gazette will bring you updates here.

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...

Acrisure Re, the reinsurance division of top-ten global (re)insurance broker and fintech platform Acrisure, has published its 2022 Pre-Season Hurricane Outlook report, forecasting an above average hurricane season, but with less activity than the rec...

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...

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...

2022 could be another busy hurricane season, a weather website has warned

The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) has now secured the $450 million upper-target for its new FloodSmart Re Ltd. (Series 2022-1) catastrophe bond, Artemis has reported. FloodSmart Re Ltd is Fema’s Bermuda-domiciled special-purpose insur...

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....

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...

Gale force winds are expected to blast the island today forecasters have warned. The Bermuda Weather Service said that a “vigorous front” will bring sustained gale force winds with storm force gusts of up top 57.5mph. Heavy showers and thunderstorms ...

The 2021 hurricane season has become the third most active on record – although Bermuda has so far been spared. The Bermuda Weather Service said that, with the formation of Subtropical Storm Wanda far to the island’s east, the season had reached 21 n...