Disturbance 1 reaches the Lesser Antilles tomorrow
SAN JUAN — Shower activity associated with a tropical wave located several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles has changed little in organization since yesterday. Some slow development is…
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Harris and her opponent offer starkly different visions on climate change and energy
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Earth sizzled through a summer with four of the hottest days ever measured, Vice President Kamala Harris and challenger Donald Trump have starkly different visions on…
NHC now tracking 3 possible areas of tropical development
SAN JUAN — Showers and thunderstorms associated with a tropical wave several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles remain disorganized. Gradual development of this system is possible during the…
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Florida beach city inks deal to acquire SS United States for reefing
FORT WALTON BEACH — Florida’s Okaloosa County has signed an agreement to purchase the SS United States, according to a report in Get the Coast. The 1952-built former ocean liner…
NHC tracking two tropical waves approaching our region
SAN JUAN — A tropical wave over the central Tropical Atlantic continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms that are a little more concentrated near its axis. Environmental conditions appear…
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SNAP recipients to get ‘replacement’ benefits for outages caused by Tropical Storm Ernesto
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services announced Thursday the issuance of replacement benefits for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients affected by prolonged power outages caused…
Two waves will become tropical storms – and maybe hurricanes – next week
SAN JUAN — A tropical wave is in the central Tropical Atlantic Ocean and producing some disorganized showers and thunderstorms. As of 6:00 p.m., this tropical wave was located about…
10-armed sea creature found lurking under rocks off Japan coast. It’s a new species
TOKYO — Off the coast of Japan, a colorful 10-armed sea creature tucked itself under a rock and waited. But its hiding place wouldn’t last long. Divers flipped over the…
Tropical wave expected to move through the USVI and Puerto Rico tomorrow
SAN JUAN — Surface high pressure over the Atlantic and a weak surface trough will promote moderate east winds through most of the workweek. Passing showers will move across the…
Tropical wave moving into the Lesser Antilles tonight
SAN JUAN — An area of low pressure could form in the central portion of the Tropical Atlantic in a few days. Thereafter, environmental conditions appear generally favorable for some…