Tropical Cyclone Eta was the twenty-ninth and most powerful tropical cyclone of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Eta developed from a powerful tropical wave moving across the eastern Caribbean Sea, which evolved into a tropical depression on 31 October. On 1 November, it strengthened into a tropical storm while it was over the central Caribbean Sea. On 2 November, Tropical Storm Eta rapidly intensified, becoming a major hurricane, and on 3 November it made landfall in Nicaragua as a category 4 hurricane.
Saint Lucia was under the influence of two tropical waves resulting in adverse weather conditions that occurred primarily between October 28 and November 1, 2020. During this period, Saint Lucia was affected by periods of rainfall and thunderstorm activity.
This event briefing describes the impact of rainfall on Saint Lucia, which was associated with a Covered Area Rainfall Event (CARE), starting on 29 October and ending on 3 November 2020.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred at 18:24:34 UTC on 7 October 2020, 56 km (34.8 mi) ESE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands; 78.1 km (48.5 mi) NE of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands and 81.7 km (50.8 mi) ESE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands. Estimates from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) located the epicentre of the event at 18.174°N, 64.178°W, and at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). The British Virgin Islands was the CCRIF member country closest to the epicentre.
Tropical Cyclone Delta was the twenty-sixth tropical cyclone and the ninth hurricane in the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season. On 5 October, it was upgraded from a tropical depression to a tropical storm while it was over the central Caribbean Sea, south of Jamaica. On 6 October, Tropical Storm Delta rapidly strengthened, becoming a category 4 hurricane at its closest proximity to the Cayman Islands (approximately 115 mi, 185 km, from Grand Cayman). Tropical-storm-force winds from extended over this country.
Dominica was under the influence of two tropical waves resulting in adverse weather conditions that occurred between September 29 and October 3, 2020. During this period, parts of Dominica were affected by showers and isolated thunderstorms.
This event briefing describes the impact of the rainfall on Dominica, which is associated with a Covered Area Rainfall Event (CARE), starting on 29 September and ending on 3 October 2020.
Sarah Buckland. University of the West Indies. Mona Campus. 2019
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, November 17, 2020. CCRIF will make a payout of US$10.7 million to the Government of Nicaragua following the passage of Tropical Cyclone Eta. As is customary and part of the Facility’s customer proposition, all payouts are made within 14 days of the event. Indeed, CCRIF has already paid an advance of US$3.7 million to the Government of Nicaragua, with the remainder to be paid by November 19, following verification of the final model results.
Institutional Capacity to Manage the Risk of Flood Disaster: A Case Study of the Tunapuna/Piarco Regional Corporation in Trinidad and Tobago
This dissertation is submitted as part of a MA degree in Disasters, Adaptation and Development at King’s College London. - Christal Benjamin, 2019
An Assessment of the Implementation of Disaster Risk Reduction Policies in the Agricultural Sector of Jamaica and Dominica
Dissertation prepared in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the MSc Environment and Development - Faustina Wiggins, August 30, 2019. Graduate Institute of International Development, Agriculture and Economics, University of Reading.
This study was undertaken to investigate the NAO’s influence on the precipitation pattern in Grenada