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ICYMI in Jamaica, October 13, 2020: The Kindness Edition

October 14, 2020

Well, Hurricane Delta went away (taking most of Bluefields Beach in Westmoreland away with it) and we are left to reflect, once more, on our own human fragility in the face of climate change and COVID-19. Some of us would rather pretend, however, and sip on Bacardi or whatever their favorite drink is, without a … More ICYMI in Jamaica, October 13, 2020: The Kindness Edition

The Mean Girl and the Storm Bird

July 11, 2013

In yesterday evening’s blog post, I mentioned a young woman – an unusually early arrival for the hurricane season – named Chantal. I noted that Tropical Storm Chantal was expected to brush past Jamaica, with a flutter of her skirts – maybe a little rain. Well, the “remnants” of Chantal proved rather unkind, overnight. Perhaps out of … More The Mean Girl and the Storm Bird

Storm clouds don’t always blow away

July 9, 2013

Just a quick thought here, and I hope my readers will bear with me. As I write, Tropical Storm Chantal is bustling out of the Atlantic Ocean towards Barbados, which is now on Tropical Storm Warning. As a storm developing before July 15, Chantal is extremely unusual, as a meteorologist notes in the article below. … More Storm clouds don’t always blow away