St. Croix: Partly sunny, a shower in spots, high 89
CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be partly sunny with a shower in places and a high of 89, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will experience partly cloudy conditions and…
First tropical wave of hurricane season emerges off coast of Africa
CHRISTIANSTED — The first tropical wave of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season emerged off the coast of Africa today, the National Hurricane Center confirmed. While the wave has moved off…
St. Croix: Cloudy with periods of rain this afternoon, high 86
CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be cloudy with periods of rain in the afternoon and a high of 86, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be cloudy with occasional…
Giant croc-like carnivore fossils found in the Caribbean
Imagine a crocodile built like a greyhound—that's a sebecid. Standing tall, with some species reaching 20 feet in length, they dominated South American landscapes after the extinction of dinosaurs until…
31 million tons of supercharged seaweed is creeping towards beaches in Florida and around the Caribbean
The Atlantic Ocean has a toxic seaweed problem. Floating in brown islands of algae, this year’s sargassum bloom has already broken its own size record by millions of tons —…
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FEMA “not ready” for hurricane season, internal review says
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is "not ready" for hurricane season in June, according to an internal review obtained by CBS News— as FEMA contends with staff cuts and a push by…
Two hikers dead and seven rescued in flooding on the Caribbean island of Martinique
FORT-DE-FRANCE (AP) — Nine hikers on the French Caribbean island of Martinique were swept away by a swollen river, leaving two of them dead and seven requiring a rescue, officials…
St. Croix: Cloudy, breezy, a bit of rain in the afternoon, high 86
CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be cloudy and breezy with a bit of rain in the afternoon and a high of 86. AccuWeather said. Abundant moisture from the east…
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Pepsi, Coca-Cola to blame for plastic waste crisis in the USVI, lawsuit alleges
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands government is suing PepsiCo and Coca-Cola over the companies' alleged roles in the territory's "dire" plastic waste problem. The lawsuit claims the companies…
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National Weather Service seeks to fill 155 ‘critical’ vacancies ahead of hurricane season
MIAMI (CNN) — The National Weather Service is seeking to fill 155 positions at offices throughout the country by offering reassignment opportunities for qualified National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)…