Bermuda

Ernesto strengthens back into a hurricane, sends powerful rip currents to East Coast

5:34am August 17, 2024

Ernesto became a hurricane again as it churned away from Bermuda and headed further out in the northeastern Atlantic, sending powerful swells toward the U.S. East Coast.

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Hurricane Ernesto lashes Bermuda as wealthy British territory closes down

12:53am August 17, 2024

Hurricane Ernesto began to pound Bermuda late Friday with heavy winds and rain after officials in the British territory opened shelters and closed government offices.

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Hurricane Ernesto barrels toward Bermuda as wealthy British territory preps for storm

11:53pm August 15, 2024

Hurricane Ernesto charged toward Bermuda on Friday as officials in the tiny British territory in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean prepared to open shelters and close government offices.

Gold medal winner Flora Duffy of Bermuda (center) celebrates her win in the triathlon on Tuesday, next to silver medalist Georgia Taylor-Brown of Great Britain.

Bermuda Wins Olympic Gold. It Has The Smallest Population To Ever Do That

11:21pm July 26, 2021

by Merrit Kennedy

Flora Duffy is one of two Bermudian athletes participating in the Tokyo Olympics. The remote set of islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean is more than 600 miles from the closest land mass.

A cargo container is rocked by waves as Hurricane Humberto hits Hamilton, Bermuda, on Wednesday, in this still picture obtained from social media video.

World News

'We've Made It Through': Bermuda Endures Hurricane Humberto

4:24pm September 19, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Hurricane Humberto knocked out the power for some 80% of Bermuda's electricity customers — but government officials say they're relieved no one died when the Category 3 storm passed by.

Parts of Texas and Louisiana are under flash flood warnings from Tropical Depression Imelda. Out in the Atlantic, Hurricane Humberto is forecast to pass close to Bermuda.

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Storm Updates: Imelda Drenches Texas As Humberto Menaces Bermuda

3:05pm September 18, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Houston, Galveston and other parts of eastern Texas have been warned that isolated rain totals of 20 to 25 inches are possible through Friday.

The forecast for Florence currently has the storm's eye passing south of Bermuda. By that time, it will be a major hurricane, forecasters say.

Hurricane Florence's Path Shifts Westward, Putting Bermuda On Notice

6:06pm September 06, 2018

by Bill Chappell

One day after becoming the first major hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic season, Florence lost some steam — but it's expected to regain dangerously strong winds by Monday.

Bermuda's Supreme Court voted in favor of same-sex marriage on Wednesday, overturning part of a law that said same-sex couples could only enter into domestic partnerships.

World News

Bermuda's Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Same-Sex Marriage — Again

5:14pm June 06, 2018

by Amy Held

Bermuda had passed a law forbidding same-sex marriage after a previous Supreme Court ruling allowing it. The government could appeal Wednesday's decision.

Hamilton Harbour in Hamilton, Bermuda, is seen in November. The island has reversed course on the legalization of same-sex marriage.

World News

Bermuda Revokes Same-Sex-Marriage Rights, In A World First

3:55pm February 08, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

A year after its Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage, the British territory enacted a new law that replaces such marriages with domestic partnerships.

A map shows the expected trajectory of Hurricane Nicole.

Hurricane Nicole Wallops Island Of Bermuda

11:39am October 13, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

The Category 3 storm has maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour. The National Hurricane Center calls it "extremely dangerous."