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The weather on Ambergris Caye today is
(as yesterday and the day before) hot, dry, clear and with very light
breezes. Sunrises are fantastic. The strong sun and lack
of rain is burning the leaves of many plants that are normally green and lush at
this time of year, but I suspect the rains will visit us soon enough.
I have questions about our current area
of concern - Invest 94 ----------
what will it become and where ..............
and how do they name these things?
Seems we already had an invest 94 - or a 94L
that turned into Dolly, no?
Awareness campaign -
We have a casual neighborhood association
that is working on a comprehensive directory (including physical map) of
residences, residents, phone, e-mail and radio contact info. Also on
that list we have noted resources - for instance who has medical
training, who has a generator, who is a boat captain etc.
This is being shared with all
neighbors, with police and NEMO (national emergency management
organization) to assist in emergency response.
In addition, we assembled and distributed a
list of hurricane websites (stormcarib and the wonderful tool of "how close can
it get" are definitely included); and a comprehensive step-by-step outline of
how to prepare for a storm, all distributed to our mail
list. The head of NEMO met with interested neighbors to
explain how NEMO works and what we can expect from this
organization. Individuals are asked to notify the area
chairman of NEMO about or plans to go or stay in the event of a storm - this is
intended to aid NEMO in knowing who to rescue should rescue be
necessary. I will try to post a link to the storm-preparation outline in
hopes that it will be of use to everybody - even those of us who have been
through some big storms tend to forget some elements of planning and having
a checklist proves useful.
Stay dry and keep in touch!
Diane Campbell
Ambergris Caye
Belize
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