SOURCE: BBC – An asteroid large enough to destroy a city will pass between the orbits of the Earth and the Moon this weekend – luckily for us, missing both. …
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The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) plans to deploy unmanned surface vehicles on the island’s waters to help improve its forecasting, particularly when it comes to tropical waves. Director Sabu Best …
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Scientists release ‘survival guide for humanity’ to avert climate disaster
SOURCE: (CNBC) A landmark U.N. report published Monday urged governments across the globe to embark on an urgent course correction to tackle the climate emergency, warning current plans were insufficient …
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Source: AP – The intensity of extreme drought and rainfall has “sharply” increased over the past 20 years, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Water. These …
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Civil society urged to speak out for reparatory and climate justice
Civil society organisations (CSOs) and non-governmental agencies (NGOs) in Barbados and the rest of the region are being urged to raise their voices in demanding reparatory justice and climate justice …
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Turkey-Syria earthquake: Freezing weather adds to despair as quake toll passes 22,000
SOURCE: BBC – More than 22,000 people are now known to have died in Monday’s earthquakes in Turkey and Syria – though the UN warns the disaster’s full extent is …
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Hydrate Barbados Station – More than just a water cooler
The push for a hydration station at the St. Leonard’s Boys’ Secondary School was started by the former principal. It was however, the Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) of the school which …
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Ghana soccer player Atsu’s well-being, whereabouts unknown
SOURCE: AP – Ghana international soccer player Christian Atsu is missing after the earthquake in Turkey, his club and agent said Thursday, following earlier reports he was rescued from the …
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Sustainable water manufacturer has expansion plans for region and beyond
By Marlon Madden Just off Highway 3 in Walkes Spring, St Thomas is a company that specialises in producing and bottling water in a sustainable way. Eco Skywater pulls water …
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#BTColumn – UK committed to championing SIDS priorities on Climate Change
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. By Malcolm Geere The United Kingdom is committed to continue supporting and …