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Unusually Warm Sea Water Boosted 2017's Catastrophic Hurricane Season

Fri, 2018-09-28 09:28 — Kathy Gilbeaux

                   

A Sept. 7, 2017, satellite image from NOAA shows the eye of Hurricane Irma, left, just north of the island of Hispaniola, with Hurricane Jose, right, in the Atlantic Ocean. Six major hurricanes formed in the Atlantic in 2017, including Harvey, Irma and Maria.  (Photo: AP)

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usatoday.com - by Doyle Rice - September 27, 2018

The catastrophic 2017 hurricane season – which included such monsters as Harvey, Irma and Maria – was fueled in part by unusually warm ocean water, a new study suggests.

And because of human-caused global warming, the study said similar favorable conditions for fierce hurricanes will be present in the years and decades to come . . .

 . . . "We show that the increase in 2017 major hurricanes was not primarily caused by La Niña conditions in the Pacific Ocean, but mainly by pronounced warm sea surface conditions in the tropical North Atlantic," the study said.

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How a ‘Solar Battery’ Could Bring Electricity to Rural Areas

Thu, 2018-09-27 21:44 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

New solar flow battery with a 14.1 percent efficiency. Photo: David Tenenbaum, UW-Madison

CLICK HERE - STUDY - Chem - 14.1% Efficient Monolithically Integrated Solar Flow Battery

theverge.com - by Angela Chen - September 27, 2018

Solar energy is becoming more and more popular as prices drop, yet a home powered by the Sun isn’t free from the grid because solar panels don’t store energy for later. Now, researchers have refined a device that can both harvest and store solar energy, and they hope it will one day bring electricity to rural and underdeveloped areas.

The problem of energy storage has led to many creative solutions, like giant batteries. For a paper published today in the journal Chem, scientists trying to improve the solar cells themselves developed an integrated battery that works in three different ways.

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Kalinago Residents Gather to Create Action Plan for the 2018 Hurricane Season

Tue, 2018-06-05 10:17 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

A section of the Kalinago Territory about a month after Hurricane Maria

dominicanewsonline.com - June 1, 2018

KALINAGO TERRITORY — The largest disaster-preparedness-focused gathering of Dominicans since Maria made landfall will take place 9AM tomorrow, June 2nd, in the Kalinago Territory. Over 60 Kalinago residents and government officials will come together for a day-long workshop to review how emergency management procedures worked and failed in the wake of Hurricane Maria.

Co-led by the Kalinago Council and the Dominica Resilience Systems, this workshop will ask concerned citizens to review how emergency systems performed with respect to 26 core mission critical functions, which consist of everything from water and evacuation routes to emergency shelters and supply chains.

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ALSO SEE RELATED ARTICLE HERE - Kalinagos to discuss development agenda for Kalinago Territory

 

 

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How Storms, Missteps and an Ailing Grid Left Puerto Rico in the Dark

Mon, 2018-05-07 10:25 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

A transmission tower and downed lines in the mountainous terrain of eastern Puerto Rico. Workers from the island and throughout the United States have worked to restore power after Hurricanes Irma and Maria last September.

It took months to restore electricity in Puerto Rico after hurricanes dealt a one-two punch. Many homes are still without power, and the system’s future is far from certain.

nytimes.com - by JAMES GLANZ and FRANCES ROBLES - Photographs by TODD HEISLER - May 6, 2018

 . . . After Maria and the hurricane that preceded it, called Irma, Puerto Rico all but slipped from the modern era . . .

 . . . an examination of the power grid’s reconstruction — based on a review of hundreds of documents and interviews with dozens of public officials, utility experts and citizens across the island — shows how a series of decisions by federal and Puerto Rican authorities together sent the effort reeling on a course that would take months to correct. The human and economic damage wrought by all that time without power may be irreparable.

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Strategic Plan for the Caribbean Community 2015 - 2019: Repositioning CARICOM

Fri, 2018-04-13 09:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

A wide canvassing of views across the Caribbean Community told a clear message that there needs to be a refocussing, redirecting and reorganizing of the Community to move it forward and reignite the flames of integration.

The Strategic Plan outlines the Strategic repositioning of the Community.

A Caribbean Community that is integrated, inclusive and resilient; driven by knowledge, excellence, innovation and productivity; a Community where every citizen is secure  and has the opportunity to realize his or her potential with guaranteed human rights and social justice; and contributes to, and shares in, its economic,  social and cultural prosperity. A Community which can be a united force in the global arena.

Press Release - Strategic Plan for the Caribbean Community 2015 – 2019: Repositioning CARICOM
http://caricom.org/communications/view/strategic-plan-for-the-caribbean-community-2015-2019-repositioning-caricom

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Dominica - Hurricane Maria - 2017 Oct. 6 – Address to the Nation by the Prime Minister

Thu, 2018-04-12 11:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica - October 6, 2017

Address to the nation by Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit with a 12-point economic recovery plan for Dominica.

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Hotline - Dominica - Emergency Operation Centre - Hurricane Maria

Wed, 2018-04-11 22:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

The General Public is asked to the note that a hotline has been set up at the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) to register their queries, concerns and seek clarification on all matters in regards to Post Hurricane Maria efforts. Hotline Telephone Numbers:

1-767-277-8667

1-767-285-0989

1-767-614-3000

Persons can also contact the EOC at the following email address: domeocmaria@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/SupportRooseveltSkerrit/posts/1006756119466242

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Puerto Rico Closing 283 Schools Over Sharp Drop in Enrollment

Fri, 2018-04-06 08:55 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

Stack of school papers on a desk in an empty classroom in Puerto Rico.

cnn.com - by Nicole Chavez - April 6, 2018

Puerto Rico is closing 283 schools this summer following a sharp drop in enrollment in the past year, officials said.

Since May, schools have lost 38,762 students as the US territory works to rebuild following a devastating hurricane last year, the education department said in a statement.

"Half of the existing schools are at 60% of their capacity," it said. The department said only 828 schools will reopen in August.

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Scalable Water Management Solutions for Developed & Developing Cities

Wed, 2018-04-04 08:52 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

Cape Town, South Africa

meetingoftheminds.org - by Manohar Patole - April 3, 2018

The growth of urban settlements is subject to a range of factors influenced by demographic, economic, political, environmental, cultural, and social factors. Weather variability, or climate change, has recently risen up this list. These two factors: climate change and urban population growth, are dramatically affecting urban water management. On one hand, growing populations increase urban water demand and on the other, climate change has increased water variability (volume, distribution, timing and quality) . . . 

 . . . How will cities adapt? Reframe. Develop new responses.

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Pregnancy Outcomes after ZIKV Infection in French Territories in the Americas

Mon, 2018-03-19 22:20 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Anita Goel

                                                     

N Engl J Med 2018; 378:985-994
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1709481

Abstract

BACKGROUND

The risk of congenital neurologic defects related to Zika virus (ZIKV) infection has ranged from 6 to 42% in various reports. The aim of this study was to estimate this risk among pregnant women with symptomatic ZIKV infection in French territories in the Americas.

METHODS

From March 2016 through November 2016, we enrolled in this prospective cohort study pregnant women with symptomatic ZIKV infection that was confirmed by polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) assay. The analysis included all data collected up to April 27, 2017, the date of the last delivery in the cohort.

RESULTS

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