An elderly man was reported dead after winds caused by Tropical Storm Melissa downed a tree in the coastal town of Marigot in southern Haiti on Thursday, October 23. Five others were injured in flooding in the central Artibonite area, according to the Civil Protection Agency. The United Nations announced on Thursday that it was…
A low-pressure area in the Caribbean Sea, designated AL98, is forecast to develop into the 13th named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, “Melissa,” later on October 21, 2025, with a 100% probability of cyclonic development within the next 48 hours.
Sargassum levels in the Atlantic basin hit a record 37.5 million metric tons in May 2025, the most recorded since monitoring began. The sharp increase has inundated coastlines, affected tourism, and raised health concerns across parts of the Caribbean.
Earth-observing satellites are picking up two dense clouds of Saharan dust — one moving NE over the Mediterranean Sea into Europe and the other W over the Atlantic Ocean. The European cloud has already reached southern Spain, Corsica, and most of Italy and is…
Two tropical systems are forecast to strike parts of the northern Gulf Coast starting Monday, August 24 into the mid-week. Marco strengthened into a hurricane at 16:30 UTC on August 23 – the 3rd hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season – while it was about…
Tropical Storm "Laura" formed on August 21, 2020, as the 12th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Laura is following the trend of record-early storm formations this season and is now the 12th earliest Atlantic named storm on record. The…
Tropical Storm "Isaias" formed at 03:00 UTC on July 30, 2020, as the 9th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Isaias continued record early storm formations in the basin and is now the earliest 9th Atlantic named storm formation on record….
Massive Saharan dust cloud is engulfing the Caribbean as it heads toward the U.S., with air quality across much of the region falling to record hazardous levels. The phenomenon is described to be the most significant in 50 years, according to environmental health…
A massive dust cloud from the Sahara continues its westward progression and has moved over the Lesser Antilles, the eastern Caribbean Sea, and Puerto Rico as of June 21, 2020. The dust plume, which is described by scientists as an abnormally large cloud, is forecast…
An expansive plume of dust from the Sahara continues to move over the Atlantic Ocean and is forecast to spread to the Caribbean by the weekend. It may also reach the Gulf of Mexico and parts of the U.S. by next week. The Saharan Air Layer (SAL) usually forms from…
