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The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has formally named a low-pressure system that’s passing over the Caribbean: Tropical Storm Fred (downgraded to a tropical depression last night). This marks the sixth Atlantic storm of 2021, after Tropical Storm Elsa in July became the earliest fifth named storm on record. Why This Matters: This season is not […]
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The Caribbean island nation of St. Vincent has been experiencing a massive power outage after its largest volcano erupted last Friday, forcing widespread evacuations for the island’s 100,000 citizens. As NBC News reported, La Soufriere’s eruption — its first large one since 1979 — transformed the island’s lush towns and villages into gloomy, gray versions […]
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Scientists investigating the highly destructive stony coral disease, which has infected reefs in South Florida and the Caribbean, have zeroed in on a culprit behind the unpredictable spread of the disease: ballast water from big ships.
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