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Local, regional, and international news about high impact weather, seismic and natural hazard events.
Natural hazards are common across the region, with earthquakes, Saharan dust events, sargassum, volcano, and mud volcano events, as well as tsunamis all possible annually.
Tobago Oil Spill: Oil Slick Detected Near Venezuela’s Los Testigos Islands
The latest satellite imagery by Copernicus Sentinel-2 and Canadian RCM has detected possible oil moving out of Trinidad…
Hazardous Seas Alert Issued Once Again For T&T
Nearly 24 hours after the last Hazardous Seas Alert was discontinued for T&T, northerly long-period swells are set…
Hazardous Seas Alert Discontinued, Swells To Return This Weekend
The Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service has discontinued the Hazardous Seas Alert for the country on Thursday at…
Tobago Oil Spill: Oil Slick Detected In Grenada’s Waters
The latest satellite imagery by Copernicus Sentinel-1A has detected possible oil moving out of Trinidad and Tobago’s marine…
Tobago Oil Spill: Information Surrounding Mystery Vessel Revealed
Nearly seven days after an oil-like substance began washing up on Tobago’s coastline from a vessel with an…
Hazardous Seas Alert Extended Until Friday For T&T
Hazardous long-period swells continue to affect T&T’s northern coasts and, to a lesser extent, western coastal areas of…
Oil Spill Clean-Up Continues In Tobago
It has been seven days since a vessel of unidentified origins and an unknown owner washed up on…
Tobago Oil Spill: Oil Slick Spreads 88 KM North and West of Island
Latest satellite data indicates the oil-like substance originating from an overturned vessel near Cove, Tobago, has spread significantly…
Hazardous Seas Alert In Effect As Swells Affect T&T Coastlines
Hazardous long-period swells are now affecting T&T’s northern and, to a lesser extent, western coastal areas of Trinidad,…
Over 3,400 Earthquakes Recorded At Kick’em Jenny Volcano
Over the last 48 hours, Kick’em Jenny, a submarine volcano located just north of Grenada, has experienced increased…