• Tropical Storm Dolly forms over central Atlantic, heavy rain forecast for Caribbean islands

    Tropical Storm Dolly formed over the central tropical Atlantic at 15:00 UTC on August 27, 2026, as the third named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecasts Dolly to approach the Leeward Islands during the weekend, bringing possible heavy rain and flash flooding to parts of the Caribbean before it degenerates into a tropical wave.

  • Shallow M6.0 earthquake hits north of Honduras

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit north of Honduras at 08:04 UTC (02:04 LT) on April 16, 2020. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth. The epicenter was located 55.5 km…

  • Strong tropical wave over the Caribbean Sea claims lives of at least 6

    A strong tropical wave over the central Caribbean Sea, System 97W – centered about 440 km (275 miles) ESE of Kingston, Jamaica at 18:00 UTC, continues to move quickly westward, toward Central America, at about 32 km/h (20 mph). It has 80% chance of developing into a…