High Wind Warning In Effect For Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — For the first time since 2018, a High Wind Warning is in effect for Puerto Rico, effective Tuesday night through tomorrow morning. This means that strong winds…
Hazardous marine and coastal conditions to continue through the weekend, NWS says
SAN JUAN — Hazardous marine and coastal conditions are expected through at least this upcoming weekend. One beachgoer in Puerto Rico has already died. Please exercise caution! Breezy to windy…
A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico indicts three men on environmental crimes
SAN JUAN — Three men have been indicted as part of an ongoing federal investigation into environmental crimes committed on protected land in southern Puerto Rico, authorities announced Thursday. Two of the men…
Thousands of tons of dead sardines wash ashore in northern Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Thousands of tons of dead sardines have washed up on a beach in northern Japan for unknown reasons, officials said Friday. The sardines and some mackerel washed…
British Virgin Islands: Magnitude-5.2 offshore earthquake strikes north of Anegada today
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — A magnitude-5.2 offshore earthquake occurred in the Atlantic Ocean near the British Virgin Islands at 10:27 a.m. today. The epicenter was about 5 miles (9 km)…
Swell and Wind Event: Hazardous Marine and Coastal Conditions Expected This Weekend
SAN JUAN — A northerly swell and increasing trade winds will promote rough and hazardous marine and coastal conditions through the weekend and early next week. Building seas between 7…
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CAF pledges $2 billion investment annually to fight climate change in the Caribbean
CARACAS (Reuters) — The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) will invest more than $2 billion annually totaling $15 billion until 2030 in Latin America to fight…
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks public comment on Christiansted harbor project
CHRISTIANSTED — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces the initiation of an Integrated Feasibility Study and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document pertaining to Christiansted Harbor for public review…
2023 Hurricane season ends! Above-average season fueled by strong El Niño, record-warm ocean temps
MIAMI — Hurricane Season 2023 is done! It officially ends November 30. We had no tropical impacts in our area this year. Overall, it was an above average season thanks…
Jamaica and Barbados Rocked By Earthquakes Just Hours Apart
KINGSTON — Barbados and Jamaica were both rocked by earthquakes just hours apart today. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck near Barbados at around 11:26…