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Veteran Cuban weather forecaster Jose Rubiera is now retired. But when a big storm hits, he returns to his broadcasts, to the relief of many Cubans.

To reassure Cubans, a revered meteorologist returns to the airwaves

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As Hurricane Irma approached, many Cubans found this forecaster’s absence more worrying than the storm. So he came out of retirement.

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