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- What Is Wind Shear, and Why Does It Matter During Hurricane Season? | St. Thomas Source
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:17:30 -0400
https://stthomassource.com/content/2026/06/13/what-is-wind-shear-and-why-does-it-matter-during-hurricane-season/

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- 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
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 08:02:22 -0400
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/14/amoc-collapse-europe-climate

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- Colorado State University Adjusts 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast | St. Thomas Source
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:50:27 -0400
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/

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- Charlotte Amalie, Us Virgin Islands Severe Weather Alert | Weather Underground
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2026 07:45:55 -0400
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

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- NO HORIZON LINE
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2026 07:04:08 -0400

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
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Mon, 25 May 2026 14:34:38 -0400
We are seeing surfing sailboats on the North side. Very windy and dry.
Small aircraft cautioned.

https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie

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- NYTimes.com: Forecasters Expect Fewer Hurricanes This Year, but There’s a Catch
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 21 May 2026 17:57:39 -0400
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free 
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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

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- NYTimes.com: A Powerful El Niño Is Forming. If History Is a Guide, It Could Hit Hard.
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 21 May 2026 17:55:45 -0400
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

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- Trash in Drying Sargassum Could Cause Fire | St. Thomas Source
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 21 May 2026 07:40:09 -0400
http://stthomassource.com/content/2026/05/19/trash-in-drying-sargassum-could-cause-fire/

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- Sargassum Continues to Grow Across the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf Regions
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 08:45:24 -0400
Sargassum Continues to Grow Across the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf Regions | St. Thomas Source https://stthomassource.com/content/2026/05/02/sargassum-continues-to-grow-across-the-atlantic-caribbean-and-gulf-regions/

- Sargassum Inundation
  • By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 08:44:48 -0400

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