Signs Continue to Point to Above-Average Hurricane Season

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Signs Continue to Point to Above-Average Hurricane Season

Signs continue to point to an above average 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, with the tropical meteorology team at Colorado State University, in a report update issued Thursday, increasing the number of storms it expects to develop this year.

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JPS conducting extensive vegetation control as hurricane preparation continues

The Jamaica Public Service Company says it is undertaking an extensive vegetation management control programme, even as it remains in preparation mode for the Atlantic Hurricane season, which is expected to be extremely

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FEMA, VITEMA, GVI Are Partners in Preparation for 2021 Hurricane Season

This five-day series of workshops and discussions served as one of the major milestones for the territory’s 2021 hurricane preparedness efforts.

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Tropical storm kills 1 in Florida, hurts 10 at Georgia base | The Atlanta Voice

A weakened but resilient Tropical Storm Elsa killed at least one person in Florida on Wednesday and injured several others when a possible tornado struck a campground at a Navy base in southeast Georgia. The National Hurricane Center said Elsa’s winds have weakened to 40 mph (65 kph) as it made its

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St Mary residents urged to be alert as hurricane approaches

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Tropical Wave Producing Disorganized Storms, Could Bring Rain to Region

A tropical wave about 750 miles east southeast of the Windward Islands that produced showers and a few thunderstorms Monday afternoon is unlikely to develop into a tropical storm, but is still likely to bring rain and rough weather across the USVI.

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BTEditorial - Stay prepared, expect the unexpected - Barbados Today

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Expect storm’s worst by daybreak Friday, say officials - Barbados Today

Stay indoors and leave nothing to chance, Government told residents Thursday as Tropical Storm Elsa advances toward the island. Prime Minister Mia Mottley and key members of her Cabinet made persistent appeals for people living in “vulnerable” situations to seek refuge in shelters. While the

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Holness urges Jamaicans to prepare for Elsa

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Tropical Wave Producing Disorganized Storms, Could Bring Rain to Region

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FEMA, VITEMA, GVI Are Partners in Preparation for 2021 Hurricane Season

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Elsa: Saint Lucia Announces 'Discontinuation' But No All Clear Yet - St. Lucia Times News

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Update| Weather may improve by Tuesday, but more rainfall by weekend says Met Service

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Agriculture Gives Tips on Protecting Livestock, Horses From Hurricanes and Floods

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Northern Cameroon Under Water | Africanews

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‘$10m war chest against Cyclone Chalane’

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