Social Share THE 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially begins today June 1 and runs up to November 30 and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) based in the United States of America (USA), is predicting another “above-normal” year, with 13 to 20 total named storms.
NOAA predicts that six to 10 of the 13 to 20 total named storms could develop into hurricanes, including three to five major hurricanes (Categories 3-5). On April 8, 2021, the Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project team also predicted an above-average Atlantic hurricane season, but forecasts 17 named storms, including eight hurricanes.
Today, Director of the National Emergency Organisation (NEMO) Michelle Forbes and Deputy Prime Minister Montgomery Daniel, will hold a news briefing to discuss the start of the 2021 season.
Trauma of nowhere to go: Vincentians face new challenge from La Soufriere volcano
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St Vincent Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves sits with senior citizens, who had to evacuate their homes, at the Thomas Saunders Secondary School in Kingstown, which has been turned into an emergency shelter. Trauma specialist Hanif Benjamin says measures must be put in place to help Vincentians to deal with the stress and shock of how they have been displaced by the eruption of La Soufriere volcano. Photo courtesy Searchlight newspaper. -
As St Vincent and the Grenadines enters into its third week of dealing with effects of the eruption of the La Soufriere volcano, the manager of the Buccament Bay Secondary School shelter, Ronen Francis said he doesn’t believe people have fully understood how their lives are going to change.
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Vincentians in Edinboro wait with buckets to get water from a truck as the country grapples with dwindling water supplies due to contamination of watercourses and water treatment plants by ash-fall from La Soufriere volcano. PHOTO BY STEPHON NICHOLAS -
St Vincent and the Grenadines Red Cross youth liaison LaToya Creese believes the road to recovery for the island will be a long, challenging one, as the country is dealing with three disasters at the same time. We were not just coping with covid19 in St Vincent. We were coping with covid and dengue because we still have an ongoing outbreak.Now we are dealing with a volcanic eruption, and on top of that we are heading into the hurricane season, Creese, a Vincentian, said.