USA TODAY GRAPHIC: Western Pacific sees most tropical systems Oct 3, 2009
For example, all of the tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean basin form from tropical waves, while the tropical storms and hurricanes that form in the Atlantic basin, which includes the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, form in all three ways mentioned above. Each tropical cyclone basin also has its own character. (USA Today -- Weather)
Experts size up Florida's tsunami risks Oct 2, 2009
Scientists continue to study tsunami risks in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Two groups interested in the threat from a tsunami generated by a land collapse in the Canary Islands are trying to place monitoring equipment on the island of La Palma. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
They have power to evacuate entire U.S. coast Oct 2, 2009
With Tuesday's tragic tsunami that engulfed villages in Samoa and American Samoa, the pace of events was so frenetic that the in Ewa Beach, Hawaii --which tracks earthquakes and tsunamis for countries throughout the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean and Caribbean Sea -- had already been alerted to the looming disaster by the time the seismometer evidence came in. "The National Weather Service director in called the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center a few seconds before the alarms went off here, so we had... (CNN)
Prehistoric shark nursery spawned giants Sep 30, 2009
On the shores of the Caribbean Sea in Panama, researchers have found a stash of much smaller , most between about a half-inch and three inches long.. Led by Catalina Pimiento of the University of Florida in Gainesville, the team compared the fossils to other C. megalodon teeth and determined the teeth belonged almost exclusively to juvenile sharks. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Fall beach trips from $144/night Sep 22, 2009
Situated between the Caribbean Sea and picturesque Nichupte Lagoon, the Hotetur Beach Paradise Resort offers a wide range of exciting beach activities and nightly entertainment, just a stones throw away from downtown Cancun. Guests of this 170-room beachfront property enjoy free use of all non-motorized boat rentals, plus all meals and snacks for the duration of their stay. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Aruba Premier Oduber Expects Agreement With PetroChina Soon, ANP Reports Sep 21, 2009
Aruba is in the southern Caribbean sea, north of Venezuela. San Antonio-based Valero, which acquired the plant in 2004, said last month the Aruba refinery will probably remain idled as fuel demand slumps. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Belize scuba-diving package from $749 Sep 17, 2009
Situated on the stunning Caribbean Sea, Belize contains extraordinary scenery and breathtaking aquatic life. Las Terrazas Resort is currently offering a special diving package starting at $749 during Green Season (May 1 Dec. 18) which includes a three-night stay, a two-tank dive, transfers to and from Belize City airport, use of the resorts kayaks and a free continental breakfast. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Chavez cuts arms deal with Russia Sep 14, 2009
Last November, the two states held joint exercises in the Caribbean Sea, close to US territorial waters. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Europe)
Chavez courts Russia Sep 12, 2009
Russian warships, led by the nuclear cruiser Peter the Great, are in the Caribbean Sea for the first time since the end of the Cold War to begin manoeuvres with the Venezuelan navy ... In a televised speech from the platform, Mr Chavez pointed to the horizon across the Caribbean sea and spoke of a new world being formed by the two energy giants. (BBC News -- Americas)
Russia in Venezuela naval drill Sep 12, 2009
The Venezuelan and Russian navies have concluded joint exercises in the Caribbean Sea after just one day. The operation, originally expected to take three days, marked the first time that the Russian fleet had been in the area since the end of the Cold War. (BBC News -- Americas)
Inmate walks away from Long Beach drug facility Sep 6, 2009
CARIBBEAN SEA -- Tiffany Thornton loves her job playing the lovable sidekick Tawni Hart on the Disney Channel's "Sonny With a Chance.". The Texas native gets excited about going to work, and she gets a real sparkle in her blue eyes when meeting and greeting fans. (Fresno Bee -- State)
* Assigning names to hurricanes a delicate task Sep 4, 2009
In all, more than 70 names have been retired for the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico region, Feltgen said, and the process of devising new names is usually a low key process that attracts little attention. But in 2001, the committee found it had created an uproar by adding, among others, the names Israel and Adolph to the Eastern North Pacific storm list. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Full Story Sep 3, 2009
MIAMI (WSVN) -- Tropical Storm Erika is moving over the Eastern Caribbean Sea and is slowly weakening, forecasters said Thursday. According to the National Hurricane Center, as of 5 a.m., Erika is moving west at 7 mph with maximum sustained winds at 40 mph, 260 miles east-southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
When it comes to hurricanes, what's in a name? Sep 3, 2009
In all, more than 70 names have been retired for the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico region, Feltgen said, and the process of devising new names is usually a low key process that attracts little attention. But in 2001, the Hurricane Committee found it had created an uproar by adding, among others, the names "Israel" and "Adolph" to the Eastern North Pacific storm list. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Mexico braces for Jimena Sep 1, 2009
Another storm, Kevin, far to the west of Jimena in the Pacific, had weakened considerably and no longer posed a threat, according to the NHC, which also warned Monday that a tropical depression may be developing east of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. AFP Digg NEWS FEATURES. (iAfrica.com)
Hurricane Isidore September 2002 Aug 29, 2009
The storm traveled northwest over the Caribbean Sea and picked up more strength over the water. It became a tropical depression again when it was 150 miles south of Jamaica. (Suite101.com)
'Hooded men' execute 12 Aug 27, 2009
Cocaine trafficking has gradually shifted in recent years toward the Pacific Ocean, which is less secure and guarded than the Caribbean Sea. AFP Digg. (iAfrica.com)
World's Ocean Temperatures Reach Record High Aug 21, 2009
That usually means September or even October in the Caribbean Sea, said Eakin. He found bleaching in Guam on Wednesday. (Fox News)
Hurricane Bill Weakens on Way to Canada; Bermuda Gives Small-Craft Warning Aug 21, 2009
Large swells associated with Bill will be impacting the islands of the northeast Caribbean Sea, the Bahamas and Bermuda during the next day or two, the statement said. Large swells associated with Bill should also begin to affect portions of the East Coast of the United States Friday and Saturday. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Cruel Summer: Powerful Storms Blast Midwest With Bill Waiting in the Wings Aug 21, 2009
Large waves off the islands in the Northeast Caribbean Sea, the Bahamas and Bermuda are likely today and Friday. "Some strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours and Bill could regain Category 4 status on Friday," read today's afternoon report from the National Hurricane Center. (ABC News)
Hurricane Bill Update: Now a Major Storm, Beating Odds Aug 20, 2009
As of 11 a.m. ET today, Hurricane Bill's eye was east of the Leeward Islands () at the northeastern edge of the Caribbean Sea ... When the jet stream blows over the Atlantic Basin which includes the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico the current creates wind shear, upper-level winds that can disrupt hurricane formation and development. (National Geographic)
Earliest Complex Organisms Fed By Ocean Buffet Aug 20, 2009
(July 28, 2009) Hungry, sexual organisms replaced well-fed, clonal organisms in the Caribbean Sea as the Isthmus of Panama arose, separating the Caribbean from the Pacific, report researchers. The fossil record. (Science Daily)
Hurricane Bill Strengthens on Atlantic Track Aug 19, 2009
Ana, once a worrisome storm, was little more than a cluster of thunderstorms as it raced through the Caribbean Sea south of Puerto Rico on a track that could take it into the eastern Gulf of Mexico by the end of the week. Bill was steering well clear of the U.S. Gulf energy fields on a path that would take it north of the Caribbean islands in the general direction of Bermuda. (Newsmax)
Coordination Needed To Support Green-fingered Youths Aug 19, 2009
6, 2006) Ecology and conservation experts from the University of Exeter are urging international governments to work together to protect threatened Caribbean sea turtle populations. The Cayman Islands, a UK. (Science Daily)
Chris Bolstein sits on the trunk of an uprooted water oak tree that was pushed down by winds in a severe thunderstorm Sunday night. The oak, which stood at an estimated 100 feet, fell in the backyard of Bolsteins home, located at 1851 S.E. County Road 252. A neighbors tree also fell in the yard. No one was hurt. JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter Aug 19, 2009
In the Caribbean Sea, forecasters said tropical depression Ana was poorly organized and weakening, but its heavy rains could threaten poverty-stricken Haiti, which was devastated by multiple storms last year. It was too soon to tell if Bill would threaten the eastern coast of the U.S., said John Cangialosi, a meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Bill Gains Strength Aug 18, 2009
Elsewhere, Tropical Depression Ana was moving quickly across the northeastern Caribbean Sea early Monday. It was expected to make reach the coast of the Dominican Republic later in the day. (Fox News)
Hurricane Bill to Be Major, But Projected Path Is Hazy Aug 18, 2009
The Lesser Antilles islands arc along the eastern edge of the Caribbean Sea from the Virgin Islands south to Trinidad and Tobago and west to Aruba () ... El Ni;o an unusually warm flow of Pacific waters that sometimes forms off the northern coast of South America creates upper-level winds that can disrupt hurricane formation in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico. (National Geographic)
Scientists Conduct Shark Survey Off U.S. East Coast Aug 17, 2009
16, 2009) Sandbar, dusky and tiger sharks are among dozens of shark species living in the coastal waters off the U.S. East Coast. Little is known about many of the species, but a survey begun nearly 25 years ago is helping scientists and fishery resource managers to monitor shark populations and their role in marine ecosystems. (Science Daily)
Tropical storms race toward the Caribbean Aug 17, 2009
"On this track, the depression will cross the northern Leeward Islands tonight and enter the northeastern Caribbean sea on Monday," the Center noted. A tropical storm watch remained in effect for Puerto Rico, the US and British Virgin Islands, Montserrat, Antigua, Barbuda, St. Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, St. Maarten, St. Martin, Saba, St. Eustatius, Guadeloupe and St. Barthelemy, it said. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Tropical Storm Claudette bears down on Florida Aug 17, 2009
It was expected to arrive at the Leeward Islands by late Sunday and enter the northeastern Caribbean Sea on Monday, the National Hurricane Center said. It was moving east at 25 mph, and its maximum sustained winds were close to 35 mph, the center said. (FOX19.com, OH)
The birthday trip to call ‘crazy’ Aug 16, 2009
Then we should snorkel or scuba dive alongside turtles and dolphins in Belize s 174-mile Caribbean Sea barrier reef, the world s second-largest reef. In between, we could wander the hippie and handicraft towns dotting Guatemala s picturesque Lake Atitln, soak up Old World colonial charm along the cobblestone streets and Baroque buildings of Antigua, and read books on the beaches of Belize s Ambergris Caye. (Boston Globe)
Actress is ready to take a 'Chance' Aug 13, 2009
CARIBBEAN SEA Nick Nunez never went to sea while growing up in Visalia ... CARIBBEAN SEA -- Tiffany Thornton loves her job playing the lovable sidekick Tawni Hart on the Disney Channel's "Sonny With a Chance.". (Fresno Bee)
By any name typhoons, hurricanes a danger to many Aug 12, 2009
If the storm is over the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico or the Pacific Ocean east of the International Date Line, it s called a hurricane. If the storm is over the Pacific west of the Date Line and north of the equator, it s a typhoon. (New Iberia, LA)
* World News Quick Take Aug 11, 2009
Seventy-nine undocumented migrants from Asia and Africa were arrested in a port off the Caribbean Sea, police said on Sunday. The migrants from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia and Nepal said they had arrived by boat at the eastern port of Bluefields, where their handlers led them to a hotel, telling them to wait there for a train. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Lake Land dental hygiene students share their knowledge and skills with residents of Dominican Republic Aug 8, 2009
Dominican Republic borders Haiti, located in the Caribbean sea. At first it was a culture shock. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Hurricane Season 2009: Where Are All the Storms? Aug 7, 2009
When the jet stream blows over the Atlantic Basin which includes the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico the current creates wind shear, upper-level winds that can disrupt hurricane formation and development ... Blackwell added that El Nio conditions suppress hurricane formation mostly in traditional spawning grounds in the Caribbean Sea and tropical Atlantic waters. (National Geographic)
Will Panama Canal project mark a sea change in global trade? Aug 6, 2009
For ships steaming between California and the East Coast of the USA, the canal linking the Caribbean Sea to the north with the Pacific Ocean to the south turned a 15,000-mile journey around Cape Horn into a relatively swift, 6,000-mile jaunt. "The creation of the Panama Canal was far more than a vast, unprecedented feat of engineering. Apart from wars, it represented the largest, most costly single effort ever before mounted anywhere on earth," historian wrote in his magisterial account of the... (USA Today -- Money)
Emerald Monkey Eco-Luxe Resort Joins Preferred Hotels(R) & Resorts, Preferred Hotel Group's Ultimate Luxury Collection Aug 5, 2009
This secluded and exclusive island resort has 76 private one, two and three bedroom villas scattered among the gently sloping hillsides of Isla Pastor (Shepherd Island), located in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago of the Caribbean Sea of Panama. Kimberly DeLape, CEO/Co-Founder of Emerald Monkey Eco-Luxe Resort & Residences, envisioned the development while finding one of the top architecture and interior design firms in Bali to design the project. (PR Newswire)
Russian subs patrolling off US East Coast: report Aug 5, 2009
Once a mighty global naval power, Russian ship forays into open seas have become less common, although a flotilla of Russian warships conducted joint naval operations with Venezuela last December in the Caribbean Sea, close to US waters. 2009. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Coastal culture Aug 4, 2009
"The people asked me to lead them, and that is what I shall do," he says, as he stands in the warm evening sun overlooking the Caribbean sea. The relationship between the Miskito people and the government in Managua has never been easy. (BBC News -- Americas)
Russian Navy Reveals Its Secret UFO Encounters Aug 1, 2009
"They are most often seen in the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean, in the southern part of the Bermuda Triangle, and also in the Caribbean Sea," said one naval intelligence officer quoted by the Web site. Another incident cited involved six unknown objects that followed a nuclear submarine in the Pacific. (Fox News)
Dancing Visalia native works 'Wonder' on Disney ship Jul 28, 2009
CARIBBEAN SEA Nick Nunez never went to sea while growing up in Visalia. These days he rarely gets to dry land. (Fresno Bee)
Pirate ship wrecked in Pass Cavallo belonged to Aury Jul 24, 2009
Louis Michel Aury was a pirate who operated in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea in the early 1800 s. Born in France sometime in 1788, he joined the French Navy at the age of 14. After a brief stint in the Navy he left to join the crew of a privateer. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Sea Captain Out Now Jul 24, 2009
Captains can unlock three environments: New England, the Arctic, and the Caribbean Sea. Each map can be played in both day and;the more difficult;night modes. (IGN Wireless Games)
Bush lays into the left at Americas summit but agrees concessions Jul 23, 2009
28 Aug 2008: Tropical storm Gustav has raged over the Caribbean Sea causing landslides and damage across Haiti, Cuba and Dominican Republic. . (Yahoo News -- Summit of the Americas)
1,600 lbs. of cocaine seized near Venezuela Jul 23, 2009
Authorities say that while on a routine patrol in the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, the crew of the British Royal Navy Frigate HMS Iron Duke saw a suspicious go-fast vessel. Authorities boarded and detained four men. (USA Today)
NAM countries call for ending embargo against Cuba Jul 15, 2009
Cuba, an island country in the Caribbean Sea, has a first-hand experience in deeply feeling the strike of the policies and actions, as it has been embargoed in economic, commercial and financial fields by the United States during the past five decades. Some 70 percent of Cubans have been born under the embargo. (Xinhuanet, China)
Barbados diving, air/7 nights, from $626 Jul 9, 2009
Explore the Caribbean Sea and sunbathe on a powder-soft beach. More from Budget Travel. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Squadron Prepares for Hurricane Season Jul 7, 2009
Hurricane Hunters prep for upcoming storm season. It would be impractical to fly the mission from our home base at Keesler," said Lt. Col. Roger Gardner, aircraft commander for these training missions. While the aircrew flew a series of weather training scenarios, each of the aircrew echoed the same sentiment, "You can't learn to fly in a hurricane until you do. (DOD DefenseLINK)
SmallCapSentinel.com Releases Watch List for This Week: MEXP, IBM, NFLX, GRMN, NTAP, EBAY and WMT Jul 6, 2009
Not so for investors of Marine Exploration, Inc., a company driven by professional treasure hunters searching for sunken Spanish Galleons in the clear waters of the Caribbean Sea. The result for investors is a proverbial lottery ticket, where skill and chance blend into a public company. (PR Newswire)
Russia sends U.S. communications satellite into orbit Jul 1, 2009
It will provide music, sports and other broadcasts for regions including the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean Sea area. The launch of the Sirius FM5 satellite is the fifth involving a Proton-M carrier rocket this year. (Xinhuanet, China)
Eye on the Storm blog Jul 1, 2009
This isn t much of an update because not much seems to have changed since the last post from the National Hurricane Center in Miami on At 2 p.m. the messy blob was still churning over the far northwestern Caribbean Sea between Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula ... There is a significant amount of deep warm water in the northwestern Caribbean Sea and southern Gulf of Mexico associated with the loop current. (The Palm Beach Post)
By starlight, a two-hour hunt for a nesting turtle Jun 28, 2009
TORTUGUERO, Costa Rica - There are no roads to the national park here, nestled as it is between the Caribbean Sea and miles of brackish mangrove swamps. Yet several times annually, two great migrations collide at this place: the sea turtles who swim thousands of miles to claw their way up the beaches to nest, and some 35,000 tourists, who snake their way in hired boats up the canals from Moin and Saripiqui for a chance to see a massive 400-pound tortuga firsthand. (Boston Globe)
Eye on the Gulf Jun 27, 2009
There is a significant amount of deep warm water in the northwestern Caribbean Sea and southern Gulf of Mexico associated with the loop current. Given the less hostile conditions aloft and the potential for this disturbance to emerge into the southern Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, a few models suggest that this disturbance will develop into a tropical depression or a tropical storm by Sunday or Monday. (The Palm Beach Post)
Sunday's TV: Merlin Jun 26, 2009
Here's a quietly intriguing doco about a team of marine archaeologists trying to establish whether a particular wreck languishing among the thousands at the bottom of the Caribbean Sea is Blackbeard's flagship, Queen Anne's Revenge. All sorts of bits and bobs, plus the odd cannon, are hauled to the surface to be examined. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Traffic increases along 'Cocaine Coast' Jun 24, 2009
More patrolling by Caribbean countries, broader radar coverage and increased cooperation with the United States have made it harder to get drugs through the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, says Scott Stewart, vice president of Stratfor, a global intelligence consulting company based in Austin. Smugglers have adapted by bringing the drugs to Central America, then using light airplanes or fast boats to race into Mexican territory and drop their bundles into the water to be picked up, Stewart... (USA Today -- News)
'Cocaine Coast' emerges along Mexico's Pacific side Jun 20, 2009
From the resort city of Acapulco to the Guatemalan border, this is Mexico's "Cocaine Coast," the main destination for drug-carrying speedboats, airplanes and even submarines that are switching to the Pacific Ocean to avoid increasingly numerous patrols in the Caribbean Sea. "There are boats out there, trucks, people doing things they shouldn't be doing," Contreras said, waving at the curving shoreline near Salina Cruz. (AZCentral -- News)
Hurricane Forecast Revised as El Nino Potential Grows Jun 5, 2009
Blowing over the Atlantic Basin, which includes the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, the jet stream creates wind shear changes in upper-level wind speed or direction which can disrupt hurricane formation, said Rusty Pfost, meteorologist in charge of the National Weather Service office in Miami. The last El Ni;o formed in 2006, and that summer's hurricane season was uneventful for the U.S. Gulf and Atlantic coasts. (National Geographic)
WEATHERING SCITUATE: Rainy days, but little rain Jun 5, 2009
This includes the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. The first named storms this year will be Ana, Bill, Claudette and Danny. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Tropical outlook May 31, 2009
CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO.. SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED THIS MORNING IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT 225 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA. THE LOW IS CURRENTLY MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH ALONG THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF THE GULF STREAM. THIS SYSTEM STILL HAS SOME POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER THE NEXT 12-24 HOURS BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO THREATEN ANY LAND AREAS. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE.. (The Palm Beach Post)
First Tropical Depression Of 2009 Hurricane Season Forms May 29, 2009
Hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and Western Atlantic Ocean doesn't officially begin until June 1st. Ana would be only the 19th tropical storm to develop in the month of May since 1851. (KWTX.com, TX)
Major quake strikes off Honduras May 29, 2009
The earthquake hit 64km (39 miles) north-east of Roatan, one of Honduras's Bahia islands in the Caribbean Sea, in the early hours of Thursday. A number of schools and at least one church were damaged. (BBC News -- Americas)
Major quake off Honduras kills one, damages homes May 28, 2009
By Gustavo Palencia Gustavo Palencia. TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) A powerful 7. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' May 28, 2009
1 magnitude off the coast of Honduras has put countries along the Caribbean Sea coast on tsunami alert. A lawyer for music producer Phil Spector said in a court document filed on Wednesday that he maintains he did not kill actress Lana Clarkson and is not responsible for her death. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Forecasters predict up to seven Atlantic hurricanes May 22, 2009
They expect anywhere from nine to 14 tropical storms to form in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. Of those storms, scientists say four to seven should become hurricanes, including one to three "major" hurricanes, which have wind speeds above 111 mph. (USA Today -- Weather)
