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NHC Keeps Watchful Eye On Potential Storm System In Caribbean

MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center is keeping tabs on a potential system over the southwestern Caribbean Sea. The NHC said today that a cluster of thunderstorms is expected to…

VI Free Press June 7, 2021

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HURRICANE SEASON 2021: Improperly Installed Generators Killed More People Than The Storms Themselves

MIAMI — The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season begins today. But with the news that people in the active hurricane belt should be on guard against the storms from June to…

VI Free Press June 1, 2021

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Earthquakes Rattle Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands; But No Tsunami Threat

SAN JUAN — A series of earthquakes have rattled Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands over the last week; fortunately, there was no tsunami threat from the seismic activity.…

VI Free Press April 19, 2021

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Police Kept Busy By False Bomb Threat In St. Croix, Tsunami Hoax In St. Thomas

CHRISTIANSTED — Police responded this week to a bomb threat that backed up traffic on St. Croix and a hoax tsunami warning that caused confusion on St. Thomas. A bomb…

VI Free Press April 18, 2021

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Monster March Hurricane Slammed Puerto Rico Over 100 Years Ago

SAN JUAN — A tropical storm formed just over 500 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on March 6, 1908. This oddball storm tracked south-southwest, intensifying to a Category 2 strength as it…

VI Free Press March 4, 2021

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NOAA Scientists Discover New Species Of Translucent Jellyfish Near Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — Scientists have discovered a new species of ctenophore, or comb jelly, near Puerto Rico. The newly named Duobrachium sparksae was discovered two and a half miles below…

VI Free Press November 29, 2020

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Tropical Disturbance Appears Northeast Of The Caribbean: NHC

MIAMI — With a just a little more than a week left in hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center is once again monitoring an area of low pressure that has…

VI Free Press November 22, 2020

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‘Climate Change, Human Activity’ Threaten The USVI’s And Mainland’s Coral Reefs, NOAA Reports Says

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — A first of its kind assessment of coral reefs in U.S. waters is again sounding the alarm over the continued decline of these sensitive underwater ecosystems, which…

VI Free Press November 17, 2020

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‘Climate Bomb’ Hurricane Iota Strikes Nicaragua As A Category 4 Storm 15 Miles South Of Where Eta Hit

MANAGUA — Hurricane Iota has made landfall in Nicaragua as a Category 4 storm, with the Central American region bracing for the possibility of catastrophic damage. Iota crossed into Nicaragua…

VI Free Press November 17, 2020

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Tropical Wave Expected To Bring ‘Heavy Rains, Flash Flooding’ To The USVI And Puerto Rico: NHC

MIAMI — As Eta makes its way past Tampa Bay and Theta moves away from the United States, forecasters are keeping an eye on a tropical wave as the record-breaking Atlantic hurricane…

VI Free Press November 12, 2020