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- Updates from the Islands -- - St.Thomas (USVI) - - |
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| - CSU Maintains Well-Below-Normal Forecast for 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season | St. Thomas Source |
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https://stthomassource.com/content/2026/08/05/csu-maintains-well-below-normal-forecast-for-2026-atlantic-hurricane-season/ Sent from my iPad |
| - CSU Maintains Well-Below-Normal Forecast for 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season | St. Thomas Source |
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https://stthomassource.com/content/2026/08/05/csu-maintains-well-below-normal-forecast-for-2026-atlantic-hurricane-season/ Sent from my iPad |
| - USF Sargassum Outlook Shows Seasonal Decline, but Caribbean Beaching May Continue | St. Thomas Source |
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https://stthomassource.com/content/2026/08/03/usf-sargassum-outlook-shows-seasonal-decline-but-caribbean-beaching-may-continue/ Sent from my iPad |
| - USF Sargassum Outlook Shows Seasonal Decline, but Caribbean Beaching May Continue | St. Thomas Source |
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https://stthomassource.com/content/2026/08/03/usf-sargassum-outlook-shows-seasonal-decline-but-caribbean-beaching-may-continue/ Sent from my iPad |
| - RAIN …..JUST NOW IN ST THOMAS ! Yes, there are buckets under that shade cloth. |
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It has been so long since we have had rain…. I just stood in it and thanked Mother Nature again for everything that keeps us live. Attachment:
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| - Huge blankets of seaweed are smothering coastlines from the Caribbean to Mexico | PBS News |
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USVI mentioned in this article. Let us know how Sargassum is impacting your island please. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/huge-blankets-of-seaweed-are-smothering-coastlines-from-the-caribbean-to-mexico Sent from my iPad |
| - Tropical Outlook: Quiet Atlantic Conditions Continue; Heat and Passing Showers Expected Across USVI, Puerto Rico | St. Thomas Source |
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https://stthomassource.com/content/2026/07/30/tropical-outlook-quiet-atlantic-conditions-continue-heat-and-passing-showers-expected-across-usvi-puerto-rico/ This is an excellent local source. Sent from my iPad |
| - St. Thomas, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground |
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EXTREME heat warning begins at 9 am today. This is our first EXTREME warning this summer and it is coming an hour earlier in the day. We see that it didn’t cool down as much overnight. Tonight forecast is 84 f degrees at 11pm. That is way above normal. The beach sand is too hot for my normal beach yoga for me. The heat rash is all over. More Sahara dust has moved in so it will be cloudy today. Hope that helps. We have less that foot of water left in cistern, send rain please. We are still luckier than allot of folks in the world.
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/st.-thomas Sent from my iPad |
| - NOAA Report Details Extreme Drought in USVI, Dry Conditions Across Puerto Rico | St. Thomas Source |
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https://stthomassource.com/content/2026/07/23/noaa-report-details-extreme-drought-in-usvi-dry-conditions-across-puerto-rico/ Sent from my iPad |
| - Why wildfires pose multiple threats to US power sector | Reuters |
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Smoke and wildfires impact how much solar gain can be received by the grid, just as Sahara dust does here in the Caribbean. Dark clouds of Sahara dust block natural sunlight needed for our solar systems. See how far south into the northern edge of the Caribbean the smoke is dropping? There are places in the southern USA where smoke and Sahara dust are mingling.
https://www.reuters.com/commentary/reuters-open-interest/why-wildfires-pose-multiple-threats-us-power-sector-2026-07-23/ Sent from my iPad |
| - Innovative Sargassum Research Explores Surprising Benefits of Algae Blooms | St. Thomas Source |
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Interesting read https://stthomassource.com/content/2026/07/20/innovative-sargassum-research-explores-surprising-benefits-of-algae-blooms/ Sent from my iPad |
| - Trinidad and Tobago signs agreements with US companies that pave the way for data centers | |
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| - Colorado State University Again Lowers Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast | St. Thomas Source |
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Just some rain please https://stthomassource.com/content/2026/07/09/colorado-state-university-again-lowers-atlantic-hurricane-season-forecast/ Sent from my iPad |
| - Colorado State University Again Lowers Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast | St. Thomas Source |
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Just some rain please https://stthomassource.com/content/2026/07/09/colorado-state-university-again-lowers-atlantic-hurricane-season-forecast/ Sent from my iPad |
| - Bertha 1996 July 8-10 |
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| - The Caribbean Hurricane Page - 1996 Season |
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July 8-9 , 1996 , The anniversary of Bertha. We were in a tent in St John and had to scramble back to the airplanes and home in St Thomas . https://stormcarib.com/hurr96c.htm#bert Sent from my iPad |
| - Tropical Outlook: Heat, Haze, and a Passing Tropical Wave in the Forecast for USVI, Puerto Rico | St. Thomas Source |
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https://stthomassource.com/content/2026/07/06/tropical-outlook-heat-haze-and-a-passing-tropical-wave-in-the-forecast-for-usvi-puerto-rico/ Sent from my iPad |
| - What A Difference A Year Makes |
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This is my 2nd tomato planting of LAST YEAR July 9 2025
This is yesterday. Same planting guidelines. I attribute most of this to the severe Sahara dust we have had for months. Very dry air. I watered the same amount as last year. I am pulling the plants today. Imagine what the farmers of the Caribbean and the world are going thru ? The Jalapeños are trying. The fruit trees and vines have dropped their blossoms. Water truck soon come. The pilot said , “ be careful what you wish for”, if it rained hard right now it would run off the top of the hard packed dry soil. So, we wait. Let us know how it is going on your island.
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| - Sargassum Closes Lindquist Beach Through Monday | St. Thomas Source |
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This is a gorgeous beach on East End facing St John https://stthomassource.com/content/2026/07/05/sargassum-closes-lindquist-beach-through-monday/ Sent from my iPad |
| - Sargassum Closes Lindquist Beach Through Monday | St. Thomas Source |
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This is a gorgeous beach on East End facing St John https://stthomassource.com/content/2026/07/05/sargassum-closes-lindquist-beach-through-monday/ Sent from my iPad |
| - Latest Earthquakes 4.0 St John This Morning at 4:18 am |
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I heard this one as a concussion way out at sea on NE side, no shaking. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?currentFeatureId=pr2026183000&extent=2.63579,-78.2666&extent=29.80252,-55.63477&listOnlyShown=true&timeZone=utc Sent from my iPad |
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| - USF Sargassum Outlook Shows Active Bloom, Continued Shoreline Impacts | St. Thomas Source |
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Allot floating by now in my view from NW SIDE OF St Thomas https://stthomassource.com/content/2026/07/01/usf-sargassum-outlook-shows-active-bloom-continued-shoreline-impacts/ Sent from my iPad |
| - Sargassum flotilla |
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I live on the NW side of FORTUNA , St Thomas 640 ft above the ATLANTIC and a mile back from the sea. See the huge patch of Sargassum sailing east to west. It will come around the southwest and end up in our marinas and bays on the southeast side. It is starting to pile up now. We have a foot of water left in the cistern this morning. Doing a rain dance every day. Putting water out for the deer, cats, birds and iguanas. I fed oranges to the oldest iguana yesterday, he was very happy.
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| - It is raining in the ocean |
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From where I am sitting right now. We had another passing shower today. Grateful
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| - Latest Earthquakes |
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Shaky all around us. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?currentFeatureId=pr71521703&extent=7.08999,-75.3772&extent=20.93066,-56.48071&listOnlyShown=true&timeZone=utc Sent from my iPad |
| - GRATEFUL FOR THE RAIN ! |
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Did you hear me yelling THANK YOU to MOTHER NATURE last night around 7:30 ? Here in Fortuna West End St Thomas we had some rain and then again about 2am. The rain bucket shows almost 1/2 inch !!!!! The tree frogs are much happier. Sent from my iPad |
| - El Niño and Rainfall |
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| - FIRST ALERT: WCK Is En Route To Venezuela After Back-To-Back Quakes | WCK | |
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| - ‘People shouldn’t expect there will be water in their taps every day’: why is St Lucia running out of water? | Water | The Guardian |
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We are feeling the same here in the Virgin Islands. People outside of town have cisterns running very low or dry. The public water system has major infrastructure problems. The water trucks are running night and day. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/25/st-lucia-running-out-of-water-scarcity-crisis-rainfall Sent from my iPad |
| - Latest Earthquakes 7.2 and 7.5 VENEZUELA |
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https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=-59.3556,-150.46875&extent=37.30028,0.70313&listOnlyShown=true&timeZone=utc Sent from my iPad |
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| - Climate.us Home FORMER NOAA SCIENTISTS CREATED THIS SITE |
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https://www.climate.us/ Sent from my iPad |
| - NYTimes.com: Trump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring |
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. Sometimes common sense wins. Trump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring The reversal comes after the Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Wednesday to block the removal of deep-sea monitoring instruments. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/climate/trump-ocean-observatories-initiative.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rlA.dfI9.oJUY5D0sx3W4&smid=em-share Sent from my iPad |
| - NYTimes.com: Trump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring |
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. Some sanity in Congress ? Good news ! Trump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring The reversal comes after the Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Wednesday to block the removal of deep-sea monitoring instruments. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/climate/trump-ocean-observatories-initiative.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rlA.dfI9.oJUY5D0sx3W4&smid=em-share Sent from my iPad |
| - Territory-Wide Burn Ban | St. Thomas Source |
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Please please no outside burning. My 2nd small crop of tomatoes are struggling and I pulled up the cucumbers. Some Jalapeños are hanging on. The Passion Fruit vine is shriveled up. The Starfruit blossoms have dropped. The avocado tree is curling. The inundation of Sahara Dust for months weakened all the plants before dehydration set in. We saw some very hopeful cloud buildup yesterday at beach yoga but just a teasing sprinkle followed . The water trucks are running night and day. We check the cistern every day. Nothing Tropical about this weather. The hillsides are turning brown. In July of 1995 it was dryer; Hurricane Marilyn came in September that year. Please keep the birdbaths full. https://stthomassource.com/content/2026/06/15/territory-wide-burn-ban/ Sent from my iPad |
| - What Is Wind Shear, and Why Does It Matter During Hurricane Season? | St. Thomas Source |
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https://stthomassource.com/content/2026/06/13/what-is-wind-shear-and-why-does-it-matter-during-hurricane-season/ Sent from my iPad |
| - Amoc collapse could change Europe’s climate 10x faster than expected. We aren’t ready | Penny Holliday, Femke de Jong and Sjoerd Groeskamp | The Guardian |
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/14/amoc-collapse-europe-climate Sent from my iPad |
| - Colorado State University Adjusts 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast | St. Thomas Source |
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Lower forecast….WE NEED RAIN ,keep the pantry stocked no matter what the forecast….inflation is still on the menu. https://stthomassource.com/content/2026/06/10/colorado-state-university-adjusts-2026-atlantic-hurricane-season-forecast/ Sent from my iPad |
| - Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground |
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Heat advisories have begun. We are super dry. Looks like 30% chance of rain. I started pulling some plants yesterday. Can’t water everything. Sargassum has moved into some marinas and bays. https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie Sent from my iPad |
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Hot, lots of Sahara dust, island power outages for several days is our introduction to June. Most power and internet now back on. So happy to be off grid for the last 12 years. Aviators are on alert in these conditions.
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| - Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground |
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We are seeing surfing sailboats on the North side. Very windy and dry. Small aircraft cautioned. https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie Sent from my iPad |
| - NYTimes.com: Forecasters Expect Fewer Hurricanes This Year, but There’s a Catch |
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. Forecasters Expect Fewer Hurricanes This Year, but There’s a Catch El Niño may keep the Atlantic quieter, but it could bring more storms to the Pacific. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/weather/noaa-hurricane-forecast-2026.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kFA.QIm7.yxhSz2QRWMok&smid=em-share Sent from my iPad |
| - NYTimes.com: A Powerful El Niño Is Forming. If History Is a Guide, It Could Hit Hard. |
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. A Powerful El Niño Is Forming. If History Is a Guide, It Could Hit Hard. The biggest episodes of the past have altered the course of human events, according to researchers. An emerging one is drawing historic comparisons. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/climate/el-nino-history-famine.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kFA.h9En.P8D4gm8idggX&smid=em-share Sent from my iPad |
| - Trash in Drying Sargassum Could Cause Fire | St. Thomas Source |
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http://stthomassource.com/content/2026/05/19/trash-in-drying-sargassum-could-cause-fire/ Sent from my iPad |
| - Sargassum Continues to Grow Across the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf Regions |
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Sargassum Continues to Grow Across the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf Regions | St. Thomas Source
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