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DDM warns VI to brace for above average 2025 Hurricane Season
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI—The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) is urging residents of the Virgin Islands to begin early preparations for the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which meteorologists warn is likely to be significantly more active than average.
Record-setting 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season ends
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Atlantic Hurricane Season officially ended on November 30, 2024. With 18 named storms and 11 hurricanes with five major hurricanes causing damage around the Atlantic and Caribbean; 2024 was the ninth consecutive above average hurricane season.
Forecasters expect 23 named storms; 11 as possible hurricanes in 2024
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Amidst predictions of a turbulent year for the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season in the tropics, forecasters expect 23 named storms with 11 as possible hurricanes in 2024.
22 public officers & partners participate in multi-agency oil spill exercise
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Twenty-two public officers and partners recently attended a marine pollution training and tabletop exercise designed to test and strengthen the Virgin Islands Oil Spill Contingency Plan.
VI's Smart Schools being fortified against challenges of Climate Change- DDM Director
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As the Virgin Islands continues making strides to strengthen schools against the unpredictable impacts of disasters and climate change under the BVI SMART Schools initiative, Director of the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) Jasen H. Penn said the initiative is preparing the wider community for greater resilience, which ultimately means a more prepared Virgin Islands.
VI residents urged to craft ‘action plan’ for natural disasters
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Residents of the Virgin Islands are being encouraged by the Director of Disaster Management, Jasen H. Penn, to create or revise their disaster plans as the 2024 year gets started.
VI to join global earthquake drill
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands will join ‘ShakeOut’, a global practise session to improve earthquake safety, on October 19, 2023.
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