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The first Bermudian forecaster to qualify in more than a decade has been welcomed to the job by the Bermuda Weather Service.
Troy Anderson is now qualified as a meteorological forecaster after training on the job at BWS and completion of a course at ...
DATE: Aug 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The 2020 hurricane season went up a notch yesterday with two tropical storms, Josephine and Kyle, churning through the West Atlantic.
Neither storm was rated a threat to the island by the Bermuda Weather Service, with Kyle headed for the North Atlant...
DATE: Aug 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Tropical Storm Josephine may bring a blessing — some needed tank rain if it approaches the island next week.
Renée Ming, the national security minister, said last night that the Emergency Measures Organisation and the Bermuda Weather Service were mon...
DATE: Aug 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A dry spell that has affected summer harvests by farmers is typical for the time of year, the director of the Bermuda Weather Service said yesterday.
Mark Guishard said: “Bermuda has been in a dry spell, during what is often a dry time of year.”
Dr G...
DATE: Aug 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Up to 25 named storms are expected this year as forecasters warned of an “extremely active” hurricane season.
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration increased its prediction by six after the season got off at a rapid pace over the pas...
DATE: Aug 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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Dust on car windshields this weekend will have journeyed thousands of miles to reach the island.
A plume of Sahara Desert dust, which has blanketed the Caribbean in a haze this week before it swept northeast to the United States, has made its way to ...
DATE: Jun 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Unusually low tides this month were explained yesterday by the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences.
The research station, based in St George’s, reported that tides were running three to four inches lower than predicted.
Rush Curry, a Bios scientist, ...
DATE: Jun 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A US agency warned yesterday that up to 19 named storms could be recorded this hurricane season.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said there was a 60 per cent chance of an above average hurricane season.
The agency estimated the li...
DATE: May 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur are expected to bring winds and rain to the island tonight.
The first tropical storm of the year was downgraded to a post-tropical storm yesterday.
According to the Bermuda Weather Service forecast yesterday: “I...
DATE: May 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tropical Storm Arthur has weakened, but its remnants are expected to pass over the island later this week.
As of noon the US-based National Hurricane Centre said the system, the first tropical storm of the year, has become a post-tropical cyclone
The...
DATE: May 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes