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Climate change could put Bermuda at risk of greater economic damage and dent its sovereign credit rating more than many countries and islands. That is the finding of a speculative report by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services. Using direct damage data...

Bermuda has no national tsunami plan, and warning exercises are “generally not taken seriously”, according to a scientific report on Hurricane Joaquin. John Wardman and Mark Guishard from the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) also alleged t...

Hurricane Joaquin’s mild impact on Bermuda was likely due to the storm system passing directly over its own “cold wake”, scientists have claimed. In their postmortem report on the hurricane, John Wardman and Mark Guishard from the Bermuda Institute o...

An engineer’s investigation into the structural failure of Heritage Wharf revealed extensive deterioration of the dock’s thruster walls, sustained within a few years of its official opening. Certain aspects of the wall’s design also appear to differ ...

Hurricane Kate has passed Bermuda and is not considered a threat to the Island. At 5am today, the storm was 260 miles north of Bermuda, and continuing to travel in a north-eastern direction, with maximum winds of 75mph and gusts of 92mph. The Bermuda...

The Island’s honorary consul of Mexico has cautiously welcomed the news that compatriots at home fared better than anticipated after Hurricane Patricia lashed the country at the weekend. The storm had been billed as the most powerful registered as it...

The Mexican Consulate in Bermuda has sent his best wishes to compatriots at home as the country braces itself for the impact of a potentially devastating Category 5 hurricane. Rod Attride-Stirling, Bermuda’s honorary consul of Mexico, told ‘The Royal...

The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences is undertaking new research on hurricane risk on the Island, in addition to its traditional focus on global catastrophic risk. The group’s Risk Prediction Initiative, which traditionally focuses on global catas...

The National Museum has embarked on a major campaign to raise more than $2.5 million to help maintain and improve some of the oldest buildings in Dockyard. The “Raise the Roof” drive was launched just before Hurricane Joaquin caused further damage to...

Post-hurricane repairs to windows, doors and roof slate will not require permission from the Department of Planning if damage is limited to “non-structural issues”, the department’s spokeswoman announced. Repairs to structural damage in the wake of H...

While most residents were busy securing their homes and stocking up on last-minute supplies last Saturday, Captain Dirk Veldhuijsen faced another dilemma. The skipper of the Bermuda Islander was glued to the weather forecast as Hurricane Joaquin veer...

Although the number of customers without power shot up today, Belco advised that as of this evening only 14 customers remained without electricity. “As of 8.40pm, we are back down to 14 outages,” a spokeswoman for the utility company said. At 4.40p...