BRIDGETOWN — A thick blanket of Saharan dust continues to affect the Caribbean region plunging the air quality to unhealthy levels for some people.
Read moreThe first glow-in-the-dark animals may have been ancient corals deep in the ocean
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many animals can glow in the dark. Fireflies famously blink on summer evenings. But most animals that light up are found in
Read more‘Elevated risk of flooding’ in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — Another active afternoon is expected again, mainly for the interior, north and east of Puerto Rico, the National Weather Service said today.
Read moreChina building new outpost on U.S. doorstep, leaked documents reveal
ST. JOHN’S — On a Caribbean island just 220 miles from the shore of the U.S. Virgin Islands, a black-clad Chinese security guard swept an
Read moreNational Park Service announces repair work for vessel mooring buoys
CRUZ BAY — Virgin Islands National Park and Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument announces that repairs to park moorings will begin Monday. The repair
Read moreBarbados Weather Service spots nascent hurricane season’s first tropical wave
BRIDGETOWN — The Barbados Weather Service has marked a disturbance near Africa as the first tropical wave of this year. NHC has not yet identified
Read moreSaharan dust plume heading towards the Caribbean
BRIDGETOWN — Persons with respiratory problems and allergies are probably already beginning to feel the effects of a Saharan dust plume which is expected to
Read moreToxic gas, livelihoods under threat and power outages: how a seaweed causes chaos in Caribbean
BASSE-TERRE — Schools evacuated due to toxic gas. Smelly tap water at home. Tourist operators and fishers struggling to stay in business. Job losses. Power
Read moreMicrobes key to coral reef health, new research indicates
CRUZ BAY — A seven-year study on St. John’s coral reefs has found troubling signs that conditions are worsening for sensitive marine species, including a
Read moreHigh surf advisory now in effect for parts of St. Thomas and St. John
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A high surf advisory is now in effect for St. Thomas and St. John and surrounding areas, NOAA’s lead meteorologist Ian Carlos
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