Erin, Caribbean and Category 5
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While Erin is expected to take a northward turn in the Atlantic, a new system off the coast of Africa has the National Hurricane Center's attention.
At the start of the storm, Hurricane Erin was gauged as high as a catastrophic Category 5 storm with a wind speed of 240 km/h but later was downgraded to Category 4 and then to Category 3.
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Not to be confused with the Dominican Republic, the island nation of Dominica—tucked between Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Lesser Antilles—rightfully earns its nickname, The Nature Island. While it has its share of white- and black-sand beaches, it’s the lush rainforests, winding rivers, waterfalls, and volcanic hot springs that truly define it.
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FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth on MSNDallas weather: Heat advisory issued for North Texas as Hurricane Erin strengthens in Caribbean
A heat advisory has been issued for the Dallas-Fort Worth area and points east, as a powerful and rapidly intensifying Hurricane Erin churns in the Caribbean.
After years of uncertainty, new farming projects are popping up on a stretch of land in Quebec City that was once slated for a massive housing development. The projects share a common goal: tapping into the growing demand for exotic,
That’s what some may be asking in light of the news that a passenger was injured on a slide aboard Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas ship earlier in August. The aftermath of the scene was captured on video, with fellow passengers reacting in horror as water gushed out of a hole in the attraction. “Stop the slide,” yelled one.
Royal Caribbean Group president Jason Liberty has confirmed the company is exploring options to add smaller ships to the Royal Caribbean International fleet to expand its product offering. The latest vessel in the line’s Icon class, Star of the Seas, is the biggest cruise ship in the world and launched this month from Port Canaveral in Florida.
One thing that separates this wave of African pride from the ones that came before is social media. Dennis Howard, an entertainment and cultural enterprise lecturer at the University of the West Indies, says a "significant" amount of Jamaicans are connecting with Africa through platforms such as TikTok.