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Caribbean current, a warm ocean current in Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Islands. The Caribbean Current is a warm ocean current that transports significant amounts of water and flows northwestward through the Caribbean from the east along the coast of South America and into the Gulf of Mexico. [1] The current results from the flow of the Atlantic ...
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The hurricane center gives the system just a 10 percent chance of formation through the next 48 hours. The next named storms of the season will be Nadine and Oscar. Atlantic storm tracker
The Equatorial Counter Current is an eastward flowing, wind-driven current which extends to depths of 100–150 metres (330–490 ft) in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. More often called the North Equatorial Countercurrent (NECC) , this current flows west-to-east at about 3-10°N in the Atlantic , Indian Ocean and Pacific basins ...
By 2100, sea level in the Caribbean is expected to rise by 1.4 m. [23] Rise in sea level could impact coastal communities of the Caribbean if they are less than 3 metres (10 ft) above the sea. In Latin America and the Caribbean, it is expected that 29–32 million people may be affected by the sea level rise because they live below this threshold.
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a tropical wave approaching Jamaica and the northern Caribbean that could eventually impact the N.C. coast, depending on where the steering winds push ...
A new storm system is brewing in the Atlantic and both the US and the Caribbean could feel its impact. Currently, the unformed system is about 1,000 miles from the Lesser and Greater Antilles in ...
Hurricane resistant shutters, as well as impact resistant glass may help keep windows closed from driving rain, despite flying debris. Contrary to a common misconception, taping windows with masking or duct tape does not impact whether they will break. [27] External patio and pool screen enclosures are especially vulnerable during a hurricane.