A state of emergency has been declared by President Danilo Medina for the northern region of the Dominican Republic as heavy rains have continued to fall over the past two weeks causing wide spread flooding and evacuation. Using data from satellites, specifically studying the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM), NASA was able to record that 9 inches of rain fell […]
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Dominican swimmer completes “coastal swim” in support of International Clean Coasts Day!
Saturday the 17th of September was “International Clean Coasts Day” and all over the Dominican Republic, passionate communities, organisations and individuals came together to support this great cause and help get the coasts and oceans of the Dominican Republic CLEAN!
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Severe (ish) Weather Warning: Hurricane Irene, update 5
My oh my, Hurricane Irene has become quiet a beast and having brought very heavy rain and some strong winds to the Dominican Republic over night, she looks set to grow and get even stronger!