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• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2025 07:01:14 -0400

HEAT ADVISORY…
I will take the heat over a hurricane any day. 


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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 10:10:43 -0400

We did not get the expected rain last night, 
Schools are closed today in anticipation of rain.
We are a very cool77 f degrees,humidity 90%of course.
Pressure rising
Winds up to 20 mph, now 3.8 mph NNW
I see the sea is rising, a few white caps. 
Very light rain so far, 0.04 inches today 
UV low  at 4.9.  Going to be a long day for off gridders like us 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 07:51:01 -0400


https://stthomassource.com/content/2025/09/23/tropical-outlook-nhc-tracks-disturbances-as-puerto-rico-usvi-face-heavy-rain-and-flood-threat/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:07:56 -0400

We are hearing lots of thunder , 6- 9 miles away, trace of wind 2.0 mph from 
NNW 
Pressure trend is falling now 29.907 
UV dropping rapidly from 9 to 3.3 in last few minutes 
Feels like 100 f degrees, actual 85.6 f

Hot, still, seas flat, lots of thunder.  

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2025 06:54:33 -0400

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2025 08:10:46 -0400

He is from Carricou! Amazing…He is OPTIMISTIC ….


https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/20/simon-stiell-un-climate-chief-climate-progress-green-transition

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2025 07:31:18 -0400

A cool 77 f degrees, no wind, HUMIDITY 92% ,perfect mold growing environment.
We beg for rain to collect in our cisterns so we can pressure wash ! 
UV .7. We beg to catch up on lost sunshine in the last few days so our off
grid battery bank can be happy again. Solar systems really like SOLAR,
and it takes them a while to gear back up after cloudy weather. 

The Dengue has subsided after 9 days. Feeling good always feels so much better 
after feeling bad. Out to garden. Found a tarantula or wood spider outside by 
front
door this morning. Nature’s little surprise. 

HEAT ADVISORY, again. 
Looking East into mid Atlantic we see some action. 



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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 18:44:57 -0400

We had plenty of rain today, 2.81 inches, a cool 74.3 f degrees, we just threw 
on another blanket. There was no solar gain ,will be a long night.
We are thrilled to have the rain. Wonderful cool down.

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 08:47:23 -0400

Going Fishing 😎
https://earth.nullschool.net/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 07:08:31 -0400

It was drizzling all night, now heavy rain and slight wind 6mph SSE
1.23” of rain so far today at 7:05 am ,
ZERO VISIBILITY
PILOTS and MARINERS BE SAFE
NO UV
Generator Day

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• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:08:37 -0400

Hopefully St Croix will get some rain today.
I have Dengue.
My 3rd time.
First time after Hurricane Marilyn 30 years ago! 
Next time 1996.

So 30 years later I think I have some antibodies on my side.
Certainly not as bad as 30 years ago! 

95 % of those that are bit by the bad mosquito do not get Dengue.
Just us in the 5 percentile. I’m not playing the lottery for a while.

Find some cool place today. 
It will be super hot till this thing goes fishing. 

Stay safe. 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2025 08:02:23 -0400

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2025 20:18:12 -0400

Look at our temp now ! 


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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2025 12:43:03 -0400

Love Harry’s analysis of wanna be Gabrielle. 
Are we 🍀 LUCKY or what ?
We are finally having much needed passing showers.
Always waiting to exhale. 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2025 09:00:07 -0400

You can see it 


https://earth.nullschool.net/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2025 06:46:39 -0400

HEAT ADVISORY again…..so many of us don’t have air conditioning as up til about 
3 summers ago we didn’t need it. Keep the fans going please. 
Stay hydrated constantly. A gallon of liquids a day. 
A cool 77 f degrees this morning. Looking for rain. 


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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2025 16:16:06 -0400

The month of September is the scariest. Hugo, Luis,Marilyn, Irma, Maria and 
many other hurricanes that have terrorized and measured our survival skills 
landed on our islands in Septembers past. 

I just read my posts from May 2018 ( when our roof was finally restored) back
to Sept 5 ,2017. The breadth of emotions ended in gratitude. I am amazed 
by what we have been thru and are willing to face again to live our island 
lives. 

If you don’t have a fully stocked pantry, propane tanks in order,  cash on 
hand, and secure perimeters by now, what could you be waiting for ? 

I have attached the link to the archives from that memorable September.

 Our  new weather station is showing 110f heat index right now on our North 
deck.
Conditions are absolutely RIPE all around us for Mother Nature to test us 
again. 

Being prepared ACES LUCK. 

Some of us were able to rebuild our roofs and homes. We  have strengthened our 
commitment to getting through what could happen again. We are the lucky ones.

Some never could repair the devastation that visited us in 2017. Our islands 
were
forever changed. Our populations decreased. Our community changed complexions.
Not all those lost were ever found. The imprint of the actual terror of the 
storms was reinforced by the astounding hardships in the aftermath. 

We know in the US Virgin Islands we now face our weather future with an 
understaffed National Weather Service , NOAA, and National Hurricane Center. We 
have to
accept that FEMA and SBA will not be supporting us with the tax dollars we pay 
into our system for that support. Like most of the other island nations , now 
we 
have to be more self reliant. 

We know those that never recovered from 2017. We feel for those still hurting 
from
Dorian and Beryl and other  destructive storms  having to face September 
without being healed.

We are thinking of you. 

Be ready, be safe. Pay attention. 
We are AH WE.
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> https://stormcarib.com/reports/2017/stthomas.shtml

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2025 07:09:44 -0400

HEAT ADVISORY AGAIN 


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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2025 07:47:38 -0400

EXTREME HEAT WARNING…we felt 5 degrees cooler yesterday.
Need rain. The Starfruit are dropping off too small. The critters are coming 
into the yard for water. Just rain please. We have to be careful what we wish 
for. 

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2025 07:00:05 -0400

HEAT ADVISORY,  we had a trace of moisture after midnight. Right now 78 f..

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 07:07:33 -0400

HEAT ADVISORY.  RECOGNIZE the symptoms of heat exhaustion. Rash, fatigue, 
inability to cool down. There is a reason for Siesta. 

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2025 09:33:44 -0400

Heat Advisory and Rip Current Warnings,
A little gusty, seas are up

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2025 08:09:35 -0400

RIP CURRENTS THRU MONDAY 

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2025 07:11:10 -0400

Heat Advisory starting at 10am today. Erin dumped  allot of Sargassum on our 
yoga beach,Brewers Bay , on the South side near runway. We don’t usually have 
it there.
Hopefully all cleaned up for today’s practice. Magens Bay and Lindquist beach 
are closed and being cleaned up. We had at least 5 “ of rain over the weekend. 
Swimming is not a good idea until we see water quality reports from DPNR. 

We continue to prepare for the rest of storm season. We have a long way to go. 

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2025 07:37:39 -0400

HEAT ADVISORY STARTS AT 9 Am 

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2025 07:47:52 -0400

HEAT ADVISORY FROM 9-5 today 


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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2025 07:50:38 -0400

Good morning, 
Looking for sunshine for our solar power. 

We are 81.5 F degrees ,humidity 88%
Pressure steady 29.892
Winds 2.7 to 3 mph from the North 
No rain yet today 
Partly cloudy forecasted
UV 1.2 

Look EAST, be ready again…

• By Gert van Dijken <gert at vandijken.com>
• Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2025 15:08:36 -0700

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2025 10:17:13 -0400

Looks like downspouts forming West to East on Atlantic side of Fortuna West End 
St Thomas 

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• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2025 09:30:55 -0400

I thought Erin was a record breaker. And August hurricanes are on the rise.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/8/16/2338766/-Cat-5-Hurricane-Erin-Sets-New-Records-for-Most-Rapid-Intensification

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2025 07:55:59 -0400

In Fortuna, West End St Thomas 
My weather station  reports a cool 74.8 F degrees now
Thunder all around 
Friday we had .49 “ of rain
Saturday 2.07”
And today so far 1.30”
Storm totals build up into flooding.
Beware Flood Advisory 
Hoping for solar gain today. 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2025 07:39:49 -0400



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• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2025 20:45:47 -0400

I have been a weather watcher since Hurricane Lenny. I can’t remember a storm 
moving from Cat 1 to Cat 5 in a few hours! Can you ? We are having car wash 
rains now.
Not much wind, SO LUCKY, just flashbacks to much crazier times. 
My weather station reports now,
77.9,F degrees, 
34 lightning strikes in last 3 hrs within 2 miles
HEAVY rain, now 1.97 “ in last few hours.
Barometer is rising ….good, 29.661 
Hoping we gain some solar UV tomorrow or generator will be doing the thing…
We hear of a few isolated power outages. We live off grid. 

Grateful, grateful, grateful, hoping for the rest of storm season to spare us. 
Lots of pressure washing and painting to do after things calm down.
When you clear the decks all the bad spots pop up! 

Stay safe and ready. 

We are so lucky to be alive and live with the best people in the World.
We are AH WE . 

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• Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2025 19:45:22 -0400

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2025 16:16:43 -0400

Expecting a pickup in rain and wind now. 

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• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2025 07:42:20 -0400

We had a quiet night.One strong shower burst around 9:15 pm brought almost one 
half inch of rain in a few minutes. We are so grateful that Erin is moving away.
Expecting a rainy day. As usual, rest after storm preparations . We have to 
be prepared for what could come in the coming weeks 
 

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free 
without a subscription.

Tracking Hurricane Erin

See the likely path and wind arrival times for Erin

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/08/11/weather/hurricane-erin-map-path-tracker.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ek8.BaQT.uz2a2MidNZRm&smid=em-share

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:01:41 -0400

Spooling Up. 
https://earth.nullschool.net/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:59:23 -0400

Sunsetting, we are ready, we see clouds moving West, starting to feel some 
fresh breezes. Cargo straps are our friends. Watching Hawks gliding over head. 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2025 07:02:11 -0400

Turn North Please 

https://earth.nullschool.net/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2025 06:54:56 -0400

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2025 08:53:48 -0400

This is the time of year when we will take that Sahara dust. We have no horizon 
line today. Be ready. Please donate to Storm Carib. We need to keep hearing 
from our island neighbors. 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2025 07:25:09 -0400

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2025 11:40:05 -0400

It is already spooling up right off African coast


https://earth.nullschool.net/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2025 08:06:31 -0400

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2025 07:52:53 -0400

The history of sargassum in charts in the Caribbean 

https://optics.marine.usf.edu/projects/saws.html#tabs-7

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2025 08:01:45 -0400

https://tempestwx.com/station/187873

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2025 08:16:53 -0400

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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2025 13:58:53 -0400

I took a walk today with a woman who went thru Klaus.
A very late hurricane, with much less technology in forecasting .
What a story. A cautionary tale.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Klaus_(1984)

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2025 07:08:02 -0400

https://stthomassource.com/content/2025/07/30/sargassum-forces-temporary-swimming-ban-at-lindqvist-beach/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2025 17:46:24 -0400

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free 
without a subscription.

In a Reversal, Key Hurricane-Monitoring Data Will Stay Online

The Department of Defense said it no longer planned to shut down a program that 
makes satellite data publicly available to researchers and forecasters.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/climate/hurricane-monitoring-data-defense-department.html?unlocked_article_code=1.aU8.8qpW.WnUXEtpnfRlw&smid=em-share

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2025 07:12:07 -0400

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2025 08:54:31 -0400

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free 
without a subscription.

How to Stay Safe From Rip Currents, and What to Do if You’re Caught in One

From land, a rip current can appear relatively calm, as a strip of water that 
extends out between breaking waves. Its appearance can be deceiving.

https://www.nytimes.com/article/rip-current-survival-escape-tips.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Z08.U9Tl.ptMr9AHL8QJi&smid=em-share

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2025 07:45:48 -0400

After a long day of trimming back and harvesting coconuts. The view is allot 
bigger. 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2025 07:37:52 -0400

Our first heat advisory for 2025…..last year they started in early May,
we have been lucky so far. 
HYDRATE 
https://www.wunderground.com/severe/vi/charlotte-amalie

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2025 11:42:54 -0400

Once a year our coconut trimmer guy comes before peak storm season.
This all part of being prepared. Getting rid of the coconut bombs before we 
have any wind event. Lots of Starfruit to pick today too so we can have it 
before the deer, the rats, and the birds. Keep  clearing your perimeters. You 
will be glad you did.

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2025 08:27:35 -0400

This patch of Sargassum is right below my friend’s deck. So stinky.
Good thing she has A/c and can close up. We see large patches of it floating by
every day. 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:13:18 -0400

We are uphill 650 ft from the Atlantic shoreline. See the Sargassum line 
passing now. 
Awful to think where it may end up.

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2025 13:43:32 -0400

We live 650 ft above the Atlantic on the NW side of St Thomas in 
Fortuna area. We have been seeing ALLOT of Sargassum clumps pass by
us East to West today. We just saw a small fishing boat trying to power 
thru it . Don’t want to think about where this Sargassum will end up on the SE 
and E end of the island. We know the captive dolphins are inundated by 
Sargassum. 
What a horrible situation. 

> 
> from our deck at 650 ft above sea level ,can you see it ? 
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• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 08:00:57 -0400

We are experiencing the coolest summer in my 33 years in the Virgin Islands. 
Looking at the forecast thru July 23 we see temperatures of 87 f degrees high 
and 79:f low. Absolutely unlike the last 2 summers of boiler heat we still have 
the winter blankets on. 

We had a good down pour at dawn this morning. The cistern is full. The summer 
vegetables are thriving and the passion fruit ,pineapples and Star fruit are 
prolific.

Our pool temperature was 86f in April and now in July it is 82 f! We will take 
it .

The turtles have started nesting. We hope for successful hatching. The gulls 
and Pelicans are fishing like crazy. 

We are the lucky ones. 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2025 08:40:06 -0400

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/why-forecasters-are-concerned-about-losing-3-key-satellites-ahead-of-peak-hurricane-season

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2025 07:41:08 -0400

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• Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2025 14:41:47 -0400

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• Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2025 19:21:11 -0400

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2025 19:34:49 -0400

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• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2025 10:14:02 -0400

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• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2025 16:17:08 -0400

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2025 14:40:18 -0400

We had a very cool June and early July is bringing needed showers.
So far, a very pleasant summer in Fortuna, St Thomas 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2025 06:54:52 -0400

Let’s be ready. 
https://stthomassource.com/content/2025/06/13/csu-maintains-forecast-for-above-average-2025-hurricane-season-in-june-update/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2025 07:11:45 -0400

https://weather.com/science/environment/video/could-record-sargassum-ruin-caribbean-vacations

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2025 18:12:01 -0400

But not too hot ! 

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2025 07:46:30 -0400

The GOOD news is …….COOLER TEMPS, making a beautiful June .
We are about 8 degrees cooler than last year at this time. Cooler  temperatures 
look
like they will hold thru mid June. Last year we started excessive heat warnings 
on May 13, and this year SO FAR SO GOOD. Our pool temperature is cooler now 
than it was in April. Painting the house is doable! This feels like 
our normal summers again. We are so lucky. 


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

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2025 07:47:09 -0400

Pilots and sailors face this threat.

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2025 07:06:31 -0400

East and South beaches have the most 

https://stthomassource.com/content/2025/06/03/caribbean-sargassum-reaches-historic-abundance-in-may-more-seaweed-expected-in-june/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2025 13:32:50 -0400

PLEASE 

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/open-letter-in-support-of-science?source=website&_gl=1*18udib8*_ga*ODg5MDE4OTYzLjE3NDg5NzE4NTQ.*_ga_GD376CM0GB*czE3NDg5NzE4NTMkbzEkZzAkdDE3NDg5NzE4NTMkajYwJGwwJGgxOTcwMTg5MzQz

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2025 07:21:16 -0400

Dangerous conditions for pilots

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2025 07:21:26 -0400

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free 
without a subscription.

A Hurricane Season Like No Other

It’s only a matter of time before the next Hurricane Milton is at our doorstep. 
But with our weather intelligence severely compromised, will we know it?

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/opinion/hurricanes-florida-forecasting-national-weather-service.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Lk8.TywG.7nhg8aZWm8Dq&smid=em-share

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2025 18:12:45 -0400

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free 
without a subscription.

Alarmed by Trump Cuts, Scientists Are Talking Science. For 100 Hours.

Meteorologists and climate researchers aim to run a livestream for 100 hours in 
protest of the Trump administration’s cuts to weather and climate research.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/climate/science-livestream-budget-cuts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Lk8.W97m.Zuk4sEwf8mAN&smid=em-share

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2025 08:39:05 -0400

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free 
without a subscription.

A Hurricane Season Like No Other

It’s only a matter of time before the next Hurricane Milton is at our doorstep. 
But with our weather intelligence severely compromised, will we know it?

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/opinion/hurricanes-florida-forecasting-national-weather-service.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Lk8.TywG.7nhg8aZWm8Dq&smid=em-share

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 27 May 2025 07:29:24 -0400

https://stthomassource.com/content/2025/05/26/fish-are-dying-as-sargassum-inundates-coral-bay-harbor/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 26 May 2025 08:28:32 -0400

https://stthomassource.com/content/2025/05/25/saharan-dust-to-impact-usvi-and-puerto-rico-this-week/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 23 May 2025 08:44:35 -0400

https://stthomassource.com/content/2025/05/22/noaa-forecasts-above-average-tropical-activity-during-atlantic-hurricane-season/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 14 May 2025 07:42:14 -0400

https://stthomassource.com/content/2025/05/13/national-hurricane-center-to-resume-daily-tropical-outlooks-starting-thursday/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 12 May 2025 07:24:54 -0400

https://stthomassource.com/content/2025/05/10/recent-heavy-rainfall-erases-drought-concerns-in-puerto-rico-and-u-s-virgin-islands-burn-ban-remains-for-water-island/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 11 May 2025 17:31:20 -0400

Apparently ignorance is bliss. 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/u-s-stops-tracking-costs-of-extreme-weather-disasters-fueled-by-climate-change

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 10 May 2025 07:39:12 -0400

Another story on AI 


https://stthomassource.com/content/2025/05/09/forecasting-smarter-how-artificial-intelligence-is-shaping-the-future-of-weather-predictions/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 7 May 2025 09:25:20 -0400

We are drenched. Lots of road flooding during Carnival in the last few days. 
We had the scariest ride up a river tumbling down our steepest hill on Saturday 
after the Parade. 

Today may be our first full sun day in about 9 days. Living off grid on solar 
has been a challenge for sure. We just always have to try to live smaller at 
night.  The laundry is piled high. The solar pool pump is singing now. The pool 
cooled down to 74 F. 

We are Ireland 🇮🇪 GREEN now. The starfruit and passion fruit are coming on 
strong.
The pineapples are about 2 weeks ahead of last year. The jalapeño;huge.

We started the hurricane pantry a little early due to impending tariffs, and 
rumors of shortages. 

Caribbean folks know all about the survivalist life. Mother Nature teaches us 
every year. Be ready. 
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• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 6 May 2025 07:42:15 -0400

https://stthomassource.com/content/2025/05/04/record-sargassum-levels-reported-in-april-more-growth-expected-in-may/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 5 May 2025 07:31:35 -0400

GET READY ,the sooner the better 

https://stthomassource.com/content/2025/05/03/national-hurricane-preparedness-week-highlights-steps-to-stay-safe-ahead-of-2025-season/

• By Jane Higgins <jhigginswear at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 4 May 2025 17:52:40 -0400

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-staffing-shortages-at-the-national-weather-service-could-put-lives-at-risk