Am. Samoa Cleans Up After Near Miss By Tropical Storm

Tue, 01 Dec 2015 04:45:00 +0100pidp (en)

Flooding, power outages, landslide caused by Tuni . PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (The Samoa News, Nov. 30, 2015) –Department of Public Works crews and equipment were out early Saturday morning clearing up the roads and also in Gataivai where a landslide affected the residence of the CCCAS pastor that is located next to the church.

NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Tuni becomes extra-tropical

Tue, 01 Dec 2015 00:13:00 +0100phys (en)

On Nov. 28, the RapidScat instrument aboard the International Space Station saw Tropical Cyclone Tuni 's maximum sustained winds (red) near 27 meters per second (60.4 mph/97.2 kph) southeast of the center. Credit: NASA JPL, Doug Tyler. NASA's GPM core satellite and NOAA's GOES-West satellite saw the....

aribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency to hold conference in the Bahamas

Fri, 27 Nov 2015 22:58:00 +0100tribune242 (en)

By RASHAD ROLLE. Tribune Staff Reporter. rrolle@tribunemedia.net. THE Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) will hold its ninth annual Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management in New Providence on Monday. The event, which will be held at the Melia Nassau Beach....

Joaquin claims give rise to VAT dispute

Fri, 27 Nov 2015 20:25:00 +0100tribune242 (en)

By NEIL HARTNELL. Tribune Business Editor. nhartnell@tribunemedia.net. The Government is at odds with the insurance industry over the recovery of Value-Added Tax (VAT) paid on Hurricane Joaquin claims, Tribune Business can reveal, with some believing the Christie administration has changed a previously-agreed position.

Stormy winter may follow another summer without hurricanes

Fri, 27 Nov 2015 16:53:00 +0100tampabay (en)

For the Arizona-based storm chaser and extreme weather expert — and for the rest of us — that's a good thing. "I'd rather not see big, destructive hurricanes," Faidley, 57, said. "It doesn't bother me at all that it hasn't happened." Monday marks the end of the 2015 hurricane season, making this....