Nonprofit helps bring solar to Vieques
ISABEL SEGUNDA — After Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in 2017, the small island of Vieques – just off the coast of the main island – went without electric power…
Caribbean Development Bank chief says ‘no time to waste’ on climate action
OTTAWA — The Caribbean Development Bank's acting president on Wednesday called for immediate action to fund efforts to protect the region's coastlines and population from the growing impacts of climate…
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VING joins U.S. Army North, FEMA as it preps for ‘unprecedented’ hurricane season
SAN ANTONIO — Ahead of what will likely be an active hurricane season, U.S. Army North trains to support civilian federal agencies in timely and effective disaster response. More than…
La Niña is likely to arrive this summer. Here’s what that means for hurricane season
El Niño is so last season. Federal forecasters say the climate pattern, which brought warmer-than-normal ocean temperatures to the Eastern Pacific — and helped drive global temperatures to new heights…
Government gets climate change assessment
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan and Lieutenant Governor Tregenza Roach participated Wednesday in an information session on climate change conducted at the UVI Innovation Center by UVI President Emerita…
Rare 7-foot fish washed ashore on Oregon’s coast garners worldwide attention
GEARHART, Oregon (AP) — A massive rare fish thought to only live in temperate waters in the southern hemisphere has washed up on Oregon’s northern coast, drawing crowds of curious…
Flash flood warning issued for St. Thomas: NWS
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — There is a flash flood warning in effect for St. Thomas until 10:30 a.m., the National Weather Service said on X. Between one and two inches of…
Rising seas force Panama Indigenous families to leave island homes
PANAMA CITY — Rising sea levels due to climate change have forced an Indigenous Guna community to leave their homes on an island off Panama's coast that is fast disappearing.…
5 tropical waves in May means the hurricane season is primed for more disturbances
SAN JUAN — The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season is off to a mild start as forecasters on the first day of this year's hurricane season predict no tropical cyclones for…
Fifth tropical wave rolls off the coast of Africa
SAN JUAN — A fifth tropical wave has peeled off the coast of Africa near the Cape Verde Islands — one day before the official start of the Atlantic hurricane…