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Tuesday, 17 July 2007 |
The National Disaster Management
Agency (NaDMA) on Sunday staged
what by all accounts appeared to have
been another successful round the
island motorcade.
The motorcade, one of the activities of
Disaster Awareness Week, was also
timed to coincide with the start of the
Hurricane season.
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NaDMA stages open house in Grenville |
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Tuesday, 17 July 2007 |
Blood dripped from
one of his fingers as
Roderick Noel raced
up, clamoring for
attention, at the open
house in the Grenville
Car Park organized by
the National Disaster
Management Agency
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Shelter list to be released |
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Tuesday, 17 July 2007 |
The National Disaster Management
Agency (NADMA) says the list of
Hurricane shelters for the 2007
Atlantic season will soon be
released.
NaDMA Coordinator Sylvan McIntyre
making the announcement during a
news Conference at the agency’s head
office at Fort Frederick’s is also asking
persons to exercise patience.
“We are hoping very soon to release the
names of those buildings” McIntyre
said. |
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CDERA SAYS GRENADA IS DISASTER READY |
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Tuesday, 17 July 2007 |
The Regional Disaster
Coordinator says signs
are emerging that
Grenada is taking Disaster
Management much
more seriously than
before Hurricane Ivan
struck two and a half
years ago.
Jerry Collymore, the head of
the Caribbean Disaster
Emergency Response
Agency, CDERA, was
addressing Tuesday’s first
ever Hurricane Preparedness
conference at the Trade
Center . |
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THE 2OO7 HURRICANE SEASON PREDICTED TO BE VERY ACTIVE |
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Friday, 15 June 2007 |
Science Daily — The U.S.
Atlantic basin will likely
experience a very active
hurricane season, the Colorado
State University
forecast team announced
today, increasing its earlier
prediction for the 2007
hurricane season. |
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Thursday, 31 May 2007 |
You and your family need to be prepared should a hurricane strike . All family members must become aware of the Family ’s Disaster Plan. For Hurricanes,
plan for the following: |
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Hurricane Before it Strikes |
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Thursday, 31 May 2007 |
Those of you who have experienced a
hurricane might find a definition of it
superfluous even irritating. However for
the benefit of younger ones among us who
are currently “innocent” of this kind of
event let me give some specifics. |
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Thursday, 31 May 2007 |
TROPICALWEATHER OUTLOOK:
Discusses weather conditions
throughout the tropical North
Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf
of Mexico with emphasis on disturbed
or suspicious areas which
have the potential to develop into
a storm in the next day or two.
TROPICALWAVE:
An elongated area of low pressure
which develops in the tropics
and moves in an east to west
direction, often characterized by
disturbed weather. |
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Thursday, 31 May 2007 |
During a hurricane, homes may be damaged or destroyed by high winds and high waves. Debris can break windows and doors, allowing
high winds inside the home. In extreme storms, such as Hurricane Andrew, the force of the wind alone can cause weak places in your home to
fail. |
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