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Maria and Jose menace the Caribbean and North Atlantic

From Earth Observatory NASA Less than two weeks after Irma blasted through several Caribbean islands and Florida, another major hurricane is battering the region. Category 5 Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Dominica on the night of September 18 and…

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This striking image from space shows all three hurricanes — Irma, Jose, and Katia — currently in the Atlantic

By Leanna Garfield From Business Insider Irma, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in recorded history, hit several Caribbean islands as a “potentially catastrophic” Category 5 storm on Wednesday. Meanwhile, storms Jose and Katia are also brewing. Both were declared Category…

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The 10 most important things in the world right now

From Business Insider Australia 1. Texas and Louisiana begin long recovery from catastrophic flooding as the remnants of Hurricane Harvey move northeast. The worst of the storm was over by Thursday, but recovery efforts are expected to take months, if…

Tropical cyclone expected Thursday from wave nearing Caribbean

UPDATE: Thu 17 Aug – Tropical Storm Harvey formed BY JENNY STALETOVICH From Miami Herald A tropical cyclone will likely develop from a wave of storms rolling toward the Caribbean later today, National Hurricane Center forecasters said early Thursday. Located…

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Hurricane forecasters watching another area of the far Atlantic

By Brett Clarkson From Sun Sentinel Another week, another area of potential storm development in the Atlantic. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are watching a patch of weather in the far eastern Atlantic that so far has a slight…

National Hurricane Center: 2 Tropical cyclones may form over Caribbean, Atlantic

From Brevard Times MIAMI, Florida – Two separate tropical cyclones may form over the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, according to a Tropical Weather Outlook issued at 2 p.m. EST on Wednesday, June 14, 2017, by NOAA’s National Hurricane…

Hurricane Hunter visits Cayman Islands

A Hurricane Hunter aircraft and its intrepid crew are heading to Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, next week, as part of a regional tour to educate and prepare people for the 2017 hurricane season. The visit is part of the National…

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Cayman Islands now under Tropical Storm Watch. Six die in Dominican Republic due to flooding

From Soualiga Newsday 01 Aug 2016 SINT MAARTEN/CAYMAN ISLANDS – The Cayman Islands National Weather Service has issued a tropical storm watch as of 6.00pm on Monday. The tropical wave is becoming more organized as it moves westward. The system…

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2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season: Caribbean affected mostly by a strong El Niño. La Nina could be in for the 2016 season

From Soualiga News Today MIAMI/SINT MAARTEN – The 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season is just about to come to a close on Monday, November 30th. This feature provides an analysis of the 2015 season and a brief look ahead at the…

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UPDATE: Search resumed for missing American cargo sShip ‘El Faro’ near the Bahamas

By Mike Schuler From gCaptain Update (Saturday 11 a.m. EDT) – The search for the missing El Faro with 33 crewmembers resumed Saturday morning near the Bahamas. Coast Guard search operations were suspended overnight and resumed at first light this…