07th
January 2010
Global warming
concerns
By Michael Chastanet

Unusual
deep rooted ground swells and persistent high
tides have been ongoing for the past fifteen
days battering our beaches and coastal shores.
The worrying part of these unusual swells has
been the absence of strong winds which tend
to precipitate this form of turbulence. It would
appear that not only St Lucia has experienced
these swells but Barbados, Martinique, Guadeloupe,
St Barts and the Northern Islands have reported
similar circumstances. Several Maritime observers
have indicated that these turbulent waters usually
occur during December and January but from our
own reflection, these existing swells have never
been so prolonged and we wonder whether there
are other factors responsible for these events.
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