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STRAIGHT INTA THE V.I. Tropical Cyclone Nine Expected To Dump 3 Inches Of Rain On St. Croix

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 Culebra, which means that tropical…

John McCarthy July 28, 2020

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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 will likely form into a…

July 27, 2020

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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 with local fishermen like Vélez,…

March 2, 2020

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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 a near-normal season, a 30…

May 28, 2019

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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 (ELP) for its U.S. Virgin…

John McCarthy December 8, 2018

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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 fish habitats as part of…

John McCarthy October 29, 2018

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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 hurricane as early as tomorrow,…

John McCarthy September 9, 2018

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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, hurricane season shows up like…

John McCarthy June 19, 2018

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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 approached the U.S. Gulf Coast.…

John McCarthy June 1, 2018

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How Big Can A Tsunami Get in Caribbean? Big Enough With A 9.0 Earthquake Behind It

SAN JUAN -- The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami has researchers reevaluating whether a magnitude 9.0 megathrust earthquake and resulting tsunami might also be a likely risk for the Caribbean region,…

May 17, 2018