The Bahamas Seismicity and What It’s Doing To Prevent Any Disaster

The USGS website was really interesting due to the fact that I got to learn more about the different type of plate boundaries around The Bahamas. As it illustrates the type of boundary’s surrounding my entire area and what environments are currently being affected at the moment which is eye opening and cool. Looking through the map I noticed Guanica, Puerto Rico is the most seismicity The Bahamas has. The Bahamas currently is using an Early Warning System to warn islanders about catastrophes that can occur in the future. The Department of Meteorology has an early warning system linked to satellites that records the formation of storms, and then tracks them down. Therefore the developing storm area is clearly visible on the satellite pictures, and its progress is monitored. Furthermore, some other signals that can be used during the hurricane season, June through November, are Tropical Depression a weather front with sustained winds of less than 39 miles per hour, tropical Storm a cyclone where winds range from 39 to 73 miles per hour, and hurricane a tropical cyclone with winds of 74 or more miles per hour. Lastly, as a Tropical Depression forms, The Department of Meteorology begins to issue a series of warning based on the strength and location of an upcoming storm.

http://bahamasweather.org.bs/index.php?page=currentweather