Russia sets Ukrainian nuclear power plant on fire
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said today that Russia has started a fire on the grounds of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest such facility in Europe. It…
‘Fish storm’ expected to pass north of the USVI as a strong tropical cyclone
SAN JUAN — Tropical Cyclone Five is slowly approaching the Lesser and Greater Antilles and expected to build into a hurricane but only after it passes north of the U.S.…
Folks from Martinique to Puerto Rico should start preparing for Hurricane Ernesto today, forecaster says
SAN JUAN — Shower and thunderstorm activity has increased since yesterday in association with a tropical wave located roughly midway between the Cabo Verde Islands and the Lesser Antilles. Gradual…
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Bahamas readies Caribbean’s next ‘debt-for-nature’ swap
NASSAU — The Bahamas is to join a growing trend where countries promise better protection of precious ecosystems in return for having their debts reduced. Bahamas economy minister Michael Halkitis…
Tropical wave could approach the Greater Antilles by midweek
SAN JUAN — A tropical wave located over the tropical Atlantic several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands is producing widespread disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Any development of…
Hurricane Ernesto expected to form next week as it moves past the Antilles
SAN JUAN — An area of low pressure could form in the central or western tropical Atlantic Ocean early next week. Some development of this system is possible while it…
Great Barrier Reef waters were hottest in 400 years over the past decade
SYDNEY (AP) — Ocean temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef hit their highest level in 400 years over the past decade, according to researchers who warned that the reef likely…
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Extreme heat is impacting most Americans’ electricity bills, AP-NORC poll finds
MIAMI (AP) — During the summer, Levena Lindahl closes off entire rooms, covers windows with blackout curtains and budgets to manage the monthly cost of electricity for air conditioning. But…
Tropical Storm Debby to make second landfall in the US in South Carolina
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Debby was drifting over the Atlantic off the Carolinas early today and is expected to turn back toward South Carolina for a second landfall, the National Hurricane…
Tropical wave pushes northwest towards Cancun; Tropical Storm Debby over Georgia
MIAMI — Showers and thunderstorms associated with a tropical wave located over the east-central Caribbean Sea have changed little this morning. Any development of this system should be slow to…