16:47 INONDATIONS Le Bangladesh traverse sa pire inondation depuis dix ans Chaque jour, « 20 Minutes » vous conseille une vidéo réalisée par son partenaire « Brut »

Thu, 20 Aug 2020 17:51:00 +020020minutes (fr)

Inondations au Bengladesh (illustration). — Abdul Momin/Solent News. Un million de maisons inondées, 800.000 enfants privés d’écoles… En moins de deux mois, le Bangladesh s’est retrouvé envahi et en partie paralysé par les eaux. Avec le réchauffement climatique, le phénomène classique et annuel de....

Negotiations to acquire GB airport ‘meandering’, says tourism minister

Tue, 18 Aug 2020 04:33:00 +0200thedailyherald (en)

The Western Air terminal at Grand Bahama International Airport following the passage of Hurricane Dorian. File Photo. NASSAU, Bahamas--More than eight months after it initially indicated intentions to acquire Grand Bahama International Airport (GBIA), the government has not solidified a deal for....

Negotiations to acquire GB airport ‘meandering’, says tourism minister

Mon, 17 Aug 2020 13:49:00 +0200thenassauguardian (en)

More than eight months after it initially indicated intentions to acquire Grand Bahama International Airport (GBIA), the government has not solidified a deal for purchase with the airport’s current owners, Hutchison Port Holdings, and is, as Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar puts it, meandering through the negotiation process.

Tropics heat up: Josephine weakens into a depression, Kyle continues weakening, 2 tropical waves developing

Sun, 16 Aug 2020 20:07:00 +0200fox35orlando (en)

ORLANDO, Fla. Two tropical waves are moving through the Atlantic. Both waves are said to be located east of the Windward Islands. The one closer to Africa is expected to move further south, between the Caribbean and South America. It has a ten to 30 percent chance of development. The other wave only has a 20 percent chance of development.

Tropics heat up: 2 tropical waves forming as Tropical Storm Josephine and Post-Tropical Storm Kyle weaken

Sun, 16 Aug 2020 15:32:00 +0200fox35orlando (en)

ORLANDO, Fla. Two tropical waves are moving through the Atlantic. Both waves are said to be located east of the Windward Islands. The one closer to Africa is expected to move further south, between the Caribbean and South America. It has a ten to 30 percent chance of development. The other wave only has a 20 percent chance of development.

Tropical Storm Josephine Sets Record for Fastest Atlantic Season

Fri, 14 Aug 2020 19:08:00 +0200claimsjournal (en)

The Atlantic spun it 10th storm faster than any other hurricane season in records going back to 1851, and more are expected as August ends. Tropical Storm Josephine formed east of the Leewards, the arc of islands that separates the Caribbean from the Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center said.

$30m debris clearout starting to look good

Fri, 14 Aug 2020 00:07:00 +0200tribune242 (en)

By DENISE MAYCOCK. Tribune Freeport Reporter. dmaycock@tribunemedia.net. The Disaster Reconstruction Authority has spent $30 million to date in debris removal on Grand Bahama and Abaco, Minister of State for Disaster Preparedness Iram Lewis said on Wednesday as he announced the continuation of....

Tropical Storm Josephine Sets Record for Fastest Atlantic Season

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 18:09:00 +0200bloomberg (en)

The previous record for the 10th storm was in 2005, which is when an all-time high of 28 storms formed in the Atlantic, including Katrina that devastated New Orleans, according to Phil Klotzbach, a researcher at Colorado State University. Last week, Colorado State and the National Oceanic and....

Hurricanes in the USA: Hawaii breathes deeply – emergency in Texas

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 10:50:00 +0200en24 (en)

The feared devastation has failed to materialize: Hurricane “Douglas” has passed Hawaii. The situation is different in Texas, where hurricane “Hanna” is raging: the US state declared a state of emergency. Hurricane “Douglas” spared Hawaii. As reported by the United States National Weather Service,....