Weather forecasters with the National Hurricane Center on Tuesday at 5:00 a.m. confirmed that Tropical Storm Bret continues its path westward, with anticipations of system gaining strength over the coming days. Officials have reit…
As the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season officially commenced on June 1, Lieutenant Governor Tregenza Roach is urging Virgin Islands residents to secure appropriate insurance coverage to protect their properties and belongings. Accor…
While it may have been only a category 1 hurricane, Fiona exacted catastrophic damage on Puerto Rico on Sept. 18, bringing historic rainfall and landslides and resulting in immense loss in the island's agriculture sector. Damaging…
The National Hurricane Center on Wednesday urged interests in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico to monitor the path of a tropical wave that could develop into a tropical depression in the coming days. According to N.H.C.'s 2…
…Weather and Climate Research have predicted an above-average hurricane season this year, it has been so far quiet in the tropical Atlantic. According to NOAA, the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is September 10, with most ac…
…John district Monday morning resulted from equipment failure at a hurricane-damaged electrical substation and later, compromised primary service lines, WAPA said in a release. The outage began shortly before 6 a.m. and all custome…
…though it was unclear in what form. According to the National Hurricane Center's 2:00 a.m. Friday forecast, the system — a small low pressure system located about 1000 miles east of the Lesser Antilles — is producing disorganized …
The National Hurricane Center in its 2:00 p.m. forecast on Thursday said that a strong tropical wave located just off the African coast could become a small tropical depression early next week. According to N.H.C., the wave, locat…
…Resources has announced that the Division of Fish and Wildlife’s Hurricane Disaster Relief Assistance program has dispersed more than $655,000 to over 130 fishers and helpers. D.P.N.R. said the dispersement completes the first pha…
…NOAA said. “La Nina can contribute to an increase in Atlantic hurricane activity by weakening the wind shear over the Caribbean Sea and tropical Atlantic Basin, which enables storms to develop and intensify,” said Mike Halpert, de…
…Management Agency said Thursday it will begin distributing free Hurricane Tracking Maps for use by the general public beginning Friday on all three islands. VITEMA said 2020 marks the 10th year it has provided this service. The ag…
…crises that include the demonstrations, a potentially catastrophic hurricane and a raging pandemic that is killing more than 1,000 Americans a day. The historic convergence of health, economic, environmental and social emergencies…
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