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« Reporting a hurricane: live Jamaican radio; China forbids Tibetan monks from reincarnating; Murals of Belfast; Mp3s: BS&T '77 | Main | Carved books » August 20, 2007Hurricane strengthens as it nears Ambergris Caye and Yucatan
Jamaica was grazed by Hurricane Dean, and things there seem alright for most. Links in the previous post will help you find out how the people and places you may know there fared. Lou Josephs is taking the storm handoff to the Caymans and beyond. He's on top of the radio there and more. At 11 p.m., NOAA reports, MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 160 MPH...260 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DEAN IS A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE Here's the Caribbean Satellite map view, and a map of the western Caribbean to help locate the places you read and hear about.. The Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico is just above Belize. (maps) I just got to Love FM in Belize, which expects Hurricane Dean tomorrow morning. The hosts are asking listeners to call in and paint a portrait of what they're seeing, which has people driving around and calling in. Interesting talk radio, at the moment. The storm is traveling, and each new group readies for it braces through it, and cleans up later. This time, radio is taking all of us there, too. One storm is more than enough for me, and I have never traveled west of Jamaica in the tropics. I don't know these next places. If you know them and want to track along, here are some places to start: Ambergris Caye & Belize Message Board Ambergris Caye Emergency Response Friends & Family Tracker Yucatan Blogs at MexOnline. Stay safe. Posted by Sheila Lennon |
my passport photo blogging since 2002 garden blogs archived headlines  Sheila Lennon is features & interactive producer of projo.com, the Web site of The Providence (R.I.) Journal Rhode Island |
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