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Mental health during hurricane season
At Tuesday night’s Newlands and Savannah Constituency meeting, hurricane preparedness was the main focus.
A representative from Hazard Management spoke about hurricane shelters and the importance of advance planning.
The Alex Panton Foundation also addressed the audience, promoting mental health care during storm season. As hurricanes can cause significant stress, the APF recommends using their self-care guide to help ease anxiety.
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Experts say rare Atlantic Niña unlikely to dampen hurricane season
A rare cooling pattern known as the Atlantic La Niña or Atlantic Niña has emerged in the tropics, but experts say it’s unlikely to significantly affect what is already forecast to be an above-average Atlantic hurricane season.
The Atlantic Niña phenomenon – marked by unusually cool sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Atlantic – is less well known than its Pacific counterpart. It has the power to play a role in suppressing storm development due to its cooling effects, but its impacts are typically more modest and localised.
