CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The National Hurricane Center issued a Tropical Storm Warning for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico this morning, including Vieques and
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NOAA: Conditions Around Invest 92-L Make It Likely To Grow Into A Tropical Storm
MIAMI — NOAA’s National Hurricane Center in Florida issued a Tropical Weather Outlook at 8 a.m. today, due to the presence of Invest 92-L that
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Puerto Rico’s Local Fishermen Fight To Keep Their Trade Alive
CABO ROJO, Puerto Rico — Abdiel Vélez stands with perfect balance as his boat dips and sways with the sea. Such scenes are disappearing along
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UVI Gets $100K From NOAA For Marine Debris Program
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — UVI’s Center for Marine and Environmental Studies recently received a $100,000 award from the Marine Debris Program to reduce hurricane-deposited marine debris from mangrove shorelines
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NOAA: Forty Percent Chance of A ‘Near-Normal’ Atlantic Hurricane Season in 2019
MIAMI — NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is predicting that a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season is most likely this year. There is a 40 percent chance of
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NOAA Environmental Literacy Program Awards UVI $500,000 in Funds
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The University of the Virgin Islands has received $500,000 in funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Environmental Literacy Program
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Scientists Set To Explore New Sites in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands Waters Today
SAN JUAN — Scientists will explore new sites in deep waters surrounding Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to learn more about coral and
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Virgin Islands Has Its Eyes On Three Storms, But Tropical Storm Isaac Is One To Watch
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] MIAMI — The active Atlantic is getting busier, as Tropical Storm Isaac has formed. It is expected to become a
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Travelers Don’t Have To Avoid Hurricane Belt This Season … Just Come Prepared
SAN JUAN — Memorial Day signaled the unofficial start of summer, the conch shell reveille rousing travelers dreaming of an ocean getaway. Then four days later,
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HURRICANE SEASON 2018: Cooler Ocean Temps Force Forecasters To Revise Predictions Downward
This May 26 satellite image taken by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Subtropical Storm Alberto in the Gulf of Mexico as it
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