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Vandaag zijn een aantal collega's opgeleid op de HCP pompen bestemd voor de Antillen. Deze pompen( 3 stuks) zijn speciaal bedoeld voor het hurricane seizoen. Medio volgend jaar gaan deze waarschijnlijk op transport. @kon_marine @marinebrandweer @wilfredsubi

View on #Saba, and #SintEsuatius on the left #Caribbean

The International Space Station flew over Hurricane Helene at 2:25 p.m. EDT Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, as it approached the Gulf Coast of Florida packing winds in excess of 120 miles an hour.

Ship #IslandScout salvaged this week on #SintMaarten. Safely pulled back into the harbour after #TropicalStormErnesto caused it to drift and potentially impact #VitalInsfrastructure #NoNaturalDisaster

More information on the vessel that #TropicalStormErnesto delivered to the beach of Philipsburg, #SintMaarten #SXM Hope it will be gone before new weathersystems enter the Atlantic stmaartennews.com/maritime/the-t…

Ship appears to have come loose. Tropical storm #Ernesto visiting #SintMaarten #HurricaneSeason2024

@nitsonnet Ok, see above for details

Tropical storm #Ernesto visiting #SintMaarten #HurricaneSeason2024

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Not only FEMA is stretched thin as number of big disasters pile up. Impact of #HurricaneBeryl still requires massive response throughout the caribbean. With months of a hyperactive #HurricaneSeason ahead this calls for urgent action, not just observation. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

IOM is part of the team on the way to Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, and St Vincent and the Grenadines today under the leadership of @cdemacu to lead by undertaking rapid assessment of the situation on the ground following the passage of #HurricaneBeryl.

#Hurricane #Beryl continues to rapidly intensify and is now forecast to become a Category 4 hurricane by tomorrow (July 1). Current Atlantic record for earliest Category 4 hurricane is Hurricane Dennis on July 8, 2005 at 0UTC.

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On June 18th, 2024, the Court of Curaçao declared bankruptcy of JetAir Caribbean. With air connectivity already poor, it's time to develop sustainable alternatives in the Caribbean such as restoring inter-island ferries. #JetAir #Bankruptcy #Airline #Caribbean

PrepareNow expo in #Curacao @SambilCuracao, June 7 and 8, 2024. Demonstrations by all crisispartners and helpful insights for families to be better prepared #DisasterRiskManagement #HurricaneSeason2024 #BePrepared

Frontline crisis response is challenging. Emergency responders and humanitarian aid workers all operate at the frontlines of threatening, uncertain crisis situations on a daily basis. Under intense pressure, they need to make a range of decisions. cambridge.org/core/books/fro…

Successful week of crisis management with the 6 islands of the Caribbean part of the Kingdom in The Hague. Great participation from Dutch Ministries. Even stronger fundament built for cooperation within the Kingdom in times of disaster & crisis #DRM #HurricaneSeason2024

Today's ocean heat content in the Atlantic Main Development Region for #hurricanes is typically reached on August 1st. We're currently running about 2.5 months ahead of schedule.

May 15: We have resumed regular 6-hourly issuance of the Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook for 2024. Development is not expected during the next 7 days. The outlook can be found at hurricanes.gov