Insurer 16-17% ahead of target if no Matthew

Tue, 02 May 2017 21:46:00 +0200tribune242 (en)

By NEIL HARTNELL. Tribune Business Editor. nhartnell@tribunemedia.net. A Bahamian general insurer yesterday said it would have beaten 2016 profit forecasts “by 16-17 per cent” had it not been for Hurricane Matthew, which blew gross claims 69.4 per cent higher than its previous record.

Lessons from Matthew: You aren't immune away from coast

Sat, 29 Apr 2017 00:49:00 +0200wbtv (en)

We all knew it was coming - but still, the massive storm that threatened heavy winds and record-breaking rains - took some people by surprise. “Just because you hear tropical storm or hurricane, doesn’t mean you’re immune hundreds of miles away from the coast,” WBTV Meteorologist Al Conklin explains.

NASA Sees Formation of Tropical Storm Frances Near Darwin

Fri, 28 Apr 2017 20:31:00 +0200sciencenewsline (en)

On April 27 at 04:50 UTC (12:50 a.m. EDT), the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured a visible image of Tropical Cyclone Frances . Frances appeared somewhat elongated. At 04:47 UTC (12:47 a.m.

Katia is too close for comfort on 2017 hurricane list

Thu, 27 Apr 2017 04:48:00 +0200sunherald (en)

It’s been an early start to the hurricane season that officially begins June 1, and some of the names of this year’s tropical cyclones are way too familiar. Arlene, the first name on the 2017 Atlantic storm list, was assigned to a tropical storm that formed in the northern Atlantic last week. The next name in line is Bret.

Katia is too close for comfort on 2017 hurricane list

Wed, 26 Apr 2017 18:57:00 +0200sunherald (en)

It’s been an early start to the hurricane season that officially begins on June 1 and some of the names of this year’s tropical cyclones are way too familiar. Arlene, the first name on the 2017 Atlantic storm list, already was assigned to a tropical storm that formed in the northern Atlantic last week.