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The public was yesterday warned to prepare themselves for the possibility of storms as the hurricane season starts today. The Bermuda Weather Service launched its annual Hurricane Preparedness Week in a bid to minimise the risk from major storms. The...

Corals that survive bleaching produce offspring that are better suited to deal with the threat, according to research conducted in Bermuda. The multiyear study began at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) in 2017, but the results were only...

In 2019, the “underwriting nature” initiative led by Swiss Re culminated in the first ever coral reef insurance policy. The unique policy was facilitated by charity The Nature Conservancy, the Mexican government and partners covering an area of Mexi...

The Bermuda Monetary Authority is to increase its focus on climate change matters with the introduction of a regulatory and supervisory team specialising in the licensing and supervision of innovative business model proposals to address climate chang...

Bermuda is well-positioned to become a leading jurisdiction in the growing market for climate risk finance, the chairman of the Bermuda Business Development Agency has told an international audience. Stephen Weinstein is the former chief legal office...

Bermuda is ready for the impact of stronger hurricanes, but the community must do its part to prevent the global threat of climate change. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, told The Royal Gazette that Bermuda is better positioned than many ...

A proposal to erect a solar farm in St George’s has got mixed reviews from environmental groups because of its plan to use of undeveloped land. The planning application, submitted to the Department of Planning earlier this month, proposed a 6 megawat...

Hurricane wind speeds around Bermuda have more than doubled because of a rise in sea temperatures, new research has revealed. The study by the University of Southampton and the UK National Oceanic Centre found the average wind speed of storms nea...

Fossil fuel-powered vehicles should be replaced by electric ones as early as 2030 to protect the environment, a conservationist has said. David Wingate also recommended new the establishment of clean public transport on the Railway Trail to help slow...

Monday was Earth Day, an annual event celebrated globally since 1970. Dedicated to demonstrating support for environmental protection, Earth Day 2019 was expected to include events in more than 193 countries, co-ordinated by the Earth Day Network. Fo...

Although the subject of climate change and its effect on our planet has been debated for decades, there has been slow reaction from leading industrial countries to take drastic steps to alter the amount of chemical pollution that continues to weaken ...

Global warming is not to blame for recent flooding and high tides in Bermuda, an oceanographer said yesterday. Ruth Curry, physical oceanographer at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, said that two factors were responsible for the high water th...