A colossal cloud of Sahara dust is smothering the Caribbean en route to the US
SAN JUAN (AP) — A massive cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert blanketed most of the Caribbean on Monday in the biggest event of its kind this year as it heads…
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Turmoil, worry swirl over cuts to key federal agencies as hurricane season begins
WASHINGTON (AP) — With predictions for a busy hurricane season beginning Sunday, experts in storms and disasters are worried about something potentially as chaotic as the swirling winds: Massive cuts to the…
St. Croix: Mainly cloudy, breezy, afternoon shower, high 90
CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be mainly cloudy and breezy with a shower in the afternoon and a high of 90, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will experience partly…
Hurricane forecast: ‘Everything is in place’ for another above-average season
The Atlantic Ocean is likely to churn out another above-average hurricane season, thanks to warmer-than-usual sea temperatures, according to the latest forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA…
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EPA gives $126,000 to protect USVI beachgoers
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Virgin Islands has been awarded a small slice of $9.7 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Friday to monitor levels of illness-causing bacteria at swimming…
St. Croix: Breezy with considerable cloudiness and a high of 91
CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be breezy with considerable cloudiness and a high of 91, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will experience partly cloudy conditions and a low of…
Saharan dust is heading here and can change weather. What about hurricanes?
A second plume of Saharan dust is heading towards the USVI and Puerto Rico and is expected to arrive today and stay through Tuesday, according to forecasters. But will the…
St. Croix: Cloudy, breezy, a thunderstorm, high 89
CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be rather cloudy and breezy with a thunderstorm in the morning, followed by a little rain in the afternoon and a high of 89,…
Mud and rock bury Swiss village after glacier collapse, one person missing
GENEVA (Reuters) — A huge chunk of a glacier in the Swiss Alps broke off on Wednesday, causing a deluge of ice, mud and rock that buried most of a…
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14 beaches in St. Croix are safe for swimming and fishing, DPNR says
CHRISTIANSTED — All 14 beaches the agency tested this week on St. Croix are deemed safe for beachgoers based on water quality testing by the Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources. DPNR…