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Confused Between Hurricane, Cyclone, Typhoon? Here's The Difference
They get different names in different parts of the world. Hurricane is used in the Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, central and northeast Pacific. They are typhoons in the northwest Pacific. In the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, they are called cyclones.
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Bitchat Becomes Jamaica’s Go-to App as Hurricane Melissa Cripples Communication
As Hurricane Melissa devastates parts of the Caribbean, Jamaica has witnessed a sharp rise in downloads of Jack Dorsey’s BitChat app. The decentralised platform enables offline, encrypted communication through Bluetooth mesh networks, providing a vital tool for residents facing power and internet outages. BitChat’s growing popularity underscore...
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Hurricane Melissa, A Category-4 Storm, Turns To Cuba
Hurricane Melissa churned toward Cuba's second-largest city with the force of a powerful Category 4 storm on Tuesday, hours after making landfall in neighboring Jamaica as the strongest-ever cyclone on record to hit that Caribbean island nation.
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US Military Moves Assets To Safety As Hurricane Melissa Nears Jamaica
The United States has moved military assets in the Caribbean to safety ahead of the expected landfall on Tuesday of a massive hurricane that is set to slam into Jamaica.
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Hurricane Erin To Bring Dangerous Surf, Rip Currents To US Coast
A stronger and bigger Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week.
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Hurricane Rafael Barrels Through Cayman Islands
Hurricane Rafael is passing through the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean and is forecast to rapidly intensify before making landfall in western Cuba.
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Hurricane Beryl Kills 5 In Caribbean, Hurtles Towards Jamaica
Hurricane Beryl was hurtling towards Jamaica Tuesday as a monster Category 5 storm, after killing at least five people and causing widespread destruction in a deadly sweep across the southeastern Caribbean.
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Hurricane Beryl Strengthens To Category 5 Storm After Hitting Caribbean
Hurricane Beryl strengthened into a top-level category 5 storm late Monday after it swept across several islands in the southeastern Caribbean, dumping heavy rain and unleashing devastating winds.
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Category 4 Hurricane 'Beryl' Makes Landfall On Caribbean Island
Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, slammed into the Caribbean island of Carriacou, which is part of Grenada, on Monday as a powerful Category 4 storm, the National Hurricane Center said.
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Team India Stranded In Barbados Due To Hurricane. Report Reveals BCCI's Plan
The victorious Indian cricket team remains stranded in Barbados after a Category 4 hurricane hit the Caribbean islands at Bridgetown, Barbados in the wee hours of Monday.
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"Damaging Winds" Likely As Hurricane Delta Heads Towards US After Mexico
Hurricane Delta regained strength as it headed towards the United States early Thursday after lashing Mexico's Caribbean coast, where some tourists complained about conditions in crowded emergency shelters during a pandemic.
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Death Toll From Hurricane Maria Raised To Nearly 3,000 In Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico's official death toll from Hurricane Maria, the most powerful storm to hit the Caribbean island in almost a century, was raised on Tuesday from 64, a number widely discounted as far too low, to nearly 3,000, based on a study ordered by the governor of the US territory.
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ICC World XI Set To Face West Indies In Charity T20 Match
ICC World XI will face West Indies for a fund-raising T20 match in order to help the five cricket stadia in the Caribbean that were damaged by Hurricanes
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Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Thisara Perera Named In ICC World XI Squad To Play Against The Windies
The T20I match will be played to raise funds for stadia in the Caribbean that were damaged by Hurricanes Irma and Mara last year.
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Puerto Rico Power Grid Snaps Leaving Nearly 1 Million In The Dark
Puerto Rico's power grid broke down again on Thursday, leaving some 800,000 customers without power, as the US Caribbean possession struggles to recover five months after Hurricane Maria slammed the island.
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Confused Between Hurricane, Cyclone, Typhoon? Here's The Difference
They get different names in different parts of the world. Hurricane is used in the Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, central and northeast Pacific. They are typhoons in the northwest Pacific. In the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, they are called cyclones.
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Bitchat Becomes Jamaica’s Go-to App as Hurricane Melissa Cripples Communication
As Hurricane Melissa devastates parts of the Caribbean, Jamaica has witnessed a sharp rise in downloads of Jack Dorsey’s BitChat app. The decentralised platform enables offline, encrypted communication through Bluetooth mesh networks, providing a vital tool for residents facing power and internet outages. BitChat’s growing popularity underscore...
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Hurricane Melissa, A Category-4 Storm, Turns To Cuba
Hurricane Melissa churned toward Cuba's second-largest city with the force of a powerful Category 4 storm on Tuesday, hours after making landfall in neighboring Jamaica as the strongest-ever cyclone on record to hit that Caribbean island nation.
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US Military Moves Assets To Safety As Hurricane Melissa Nears Jamaica
The United States has moved military assets in the Caribbean to safety ahead of the expected landfall on Tuesday of a massive hurricane that is set to slam into Jamaica.
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Hurricane Erin To Bring Dangerous Surf, Rip Currents To US Coast
A stronger and bigger Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week.
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Hurricane Rafael Barrels Through Cayman Islands
Hurricane Rafael is passing through the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean and is forecast to rapidly intensify before making landfall in western Cuba.
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Hurricane Beryl Kills 5 In Caribbean, Hurtles Towards Jamaica
Hurricane Beryl was hurtling towards Jamaica Tuesday as a monster Category 5 storm, after killing at least five people and causing widespread destruction in a deadly sweep across the southeastern Caribbean.
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Hurricane Beryl Strengthens To Category 5 Storm After Hitting Caribbean
Hurricane Beryl strengthened into a top-level category 5 storm late Monday after it swept across several islands in the southeastern Caribbean, dumping heavy rain and unleashing devastating winds.
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Category 4 Hurricane 'Beryl' Makes Landfall On Caribbean Island
Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, slammed into the Caribbean island of Carriacou, which is part of Grenada, on Monday as a powerful Category 4 storm, the National Hurricane Center said.
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Team India Stranded In Barbados Due To Hurricane. Report Reveals BCCI's Plan
The victorious Indian cricket team remains stranded in Barbados after a Category 4 hurricane hit the Caribbean islands at Bridgetown, Barbados in the wee hours of Monday.
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"Damaging Winds" Likely As Hurricane Delta Heads Towards US After Mexico
Hurricane Delta regained strength as it headed towards the United States early Thursday after lashing Mexico's Caribbean coast, where some tourists complained about conditions in crowded emergency shelters during a pandemic.
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Death Toll From Hurricane Maria Raised To Nearly 3,000 In Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico's official death toll from Hurricane Maria, the most powerful storm to hit the Caribbean island in almost a century, was raised on Tuesday from 64, a number widely discounted as far too low, to nearly 3,000, based on a study ordered by the governor of the US territory.
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ICC World XI Set To Face West Indies In Charity T20 Match
ICC World XI will face West Indies for a fund-raising T20 match in order to help the five cricket stadia in the Caribbean that were damaged by Hurricanes
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Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Thisara Perera Named In ICC World XI Squad To Play Against The Windies
The T20I match will be played to raise funds for stadia in the Caribbean that were damaged by Hurricanes Irma and Mara last year.
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Puerto Rico Power Grid Snaps Leaving Nearly 1 Million In The Dark
Puerto Rico's power grid broke down again on Thursday, leaving some 800,000 customers without power, as the US Caribbean possession struggles to recover five months after Hurricane Maria slammed the island.
