Dengue fever is sweeping across the Caribbean and the Americas, with a record 12.6 million suspected cases of the mosquito-transmitted virus reported this year, nearly triple the number from last year.

The arrival of Caribbean Princess marks the first time Princess Cruises will homeport on the Space Coast.

The hurricane season heartbeat seems to have faded completely with the dissipation of Sara.

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Potential Tropical Cyclone 19 has become Tropical Storm Sara.

Belize issued tropical storm warnings for coastal areas on Friday as Tropical Storm Sara moved through the Caribbean, dousing Honduras’ northern coast with heavy rain.

As of now, the future of what could be Sara is going to be highly dependent on how much the system interacts with Central America and the Yucatan Peninsula over the next 4-5 days.

The disturbance in the Caribbean formerly known as Invest 99L has now been designated as Potential Tropical Cyclone 19.

While it is still too early to pinpoint exact timing, track and intensity, there are a two main routes this system could take over the next few days.

Officials are blaming illegal firearms for an increase or a record number of killings in a growing number of Caribbean islands this year.

While there is uncertainty in the overall track and intensity of the system, interests in Cuba, Central America and Florida should monitor the progress the system through the weekend and early next week.

While there is uncertainty in the overall track and intensity of the system, interests in Cuba, Central America and Florida should monitor the progress the system through the weekend and early next week.

Tropical Storm Rafael continues to strengthen as it moves through the Caribbean.

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Rafael has formed in the Caribbean and will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening to a hurricane and likely hitting Cuba.

A hurricane watch for the Cayman Islands and a tropical storm warning for Jamaica have been issued as a weather system in the Caribbean is expected to strengthen.

Potential Tropical Cyclone 18 has formed in the south-central Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Afternoon highs climb into the upper 80s this week as we keep an eye on possible tropical development in the southwest Caribbean

The National Hurricane Center has designated an area of disturbed weather in the Caribbean as Invest 97L.

Monitoring the southwestern Caribbean closely for tropical development in the next few days.

There is a medium chance for tropical development in the next seven days.

National Hurricane Center highlighting three areas for potential tropical development

The NHC has highlighted two areas of interest in the Atlantic

An area of low pressure could develop in the Caribbean this week, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Cuba’s electrical grid went down after one of the island’s major power plants failed, leaving millions without power.

Although the Atlantic hurricane season officially ends Nov. 30, scientists say there is still the possibility for more named storms this year.

An area of low pressure is expected to form in the Caribbean this week, moving into the Gulf of Mexico where it could develop further, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Two tropical cyclones are continuing to move over open water in the Atlantic, but forecasters say neither poses a threat to land.

An area that the National Hurricane Center has identified with a medium chance for tropical development has a high interest because it could become a storm this week in the Gulf of Mexico.

The National Hurricane Center makes an area of interest in the western Caribbean.

Tropical Storm Helene formed in the Caribbean on Tuesday on a projected path toward Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 was designated by the National Hurricane Center earlier Monday.

Trends show Invest 97L moving into the Gulf of Mexico around midweek.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring three disturbances in the Atlantic and Caribbean.

What’s instigating this potential for development? Something called the "Central American Gyre."

Haiti’s government has created a provisional electoral council.

An area of low pressure could develop over the weekend in the western Caribbean.

Signs suggest that the tropical Atlantic could see an increase in activity.

The twin-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago is debating whether it should remove statues, signs and monuments with colonial ties and how those spaces should be used instead.

Potential Tropical Cyclone Five has organized into Tropical Storm Ernesto.

So far this season, we’ve had two tropical storms and one major hurricane. But it's set to get even busier this month.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area of disturbed weather in the central Atlantic east of the Lesser Antilles.

A disturbance in the Atlantic maintained medium chances into Sunday morning for tropical development over the next week.

Central Florida looks to tap into some of that dry air starting Wednesday, lowering rain chances to 30-40% in the the afternoon hours.

Caribbean officials are demanding more access to funding and help in fighting climate change just weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastated the region.

Officials say people in the southeast Caribbean urgently need food, water and shelter nearly two weeks after Hurricane Beryl crushed the region as a Category 4 storm.

Central Florida organizations are jumping into action to provide relief for people impacted by Hurricane Beryl in Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean.

After hitting Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and downgrading to a tropical storm, Beryl is expected to once again become a hurricane as it hurtles towards southern Texas by Sunday evening.

Stung by past failures to prepare for hurricanes, the Mexican government is evacuating even sea turtle eggs from beaches ahead of Hurricane Beryl.

Hurricane Beryl is roaring by Jamaica, bringing fierce winds and heavy rain after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier killed at least seven people and caused significant damage in the southeast Caribbean.

Hurricane Beryl is roaring across the Caribbean Sea as a powerful Category 4 storm on a path toward Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.

Hurricane Beryl has strengthened to Category 5 status as it crosses islands in the southeastern Caribbean.

While it’s too early to know for certain where Beryl tracks, there are trends to watch.

The National Hurricane Center has highlighted a trio of systems in the tropics, two of those tropical waves developing unusually far east for late June.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two areas for possible tropical development.

After a brief lull in the action, the National Hurricane Center has highlighted a new tropical wave for possible tropical development.

Corie Murray takes us back to his interview with Anthony Simmons, president and CEO of Nemiro International Corporation and two other Caribbean-based companies.

The newest Caribbean flamingo chick hatched on June 7 to mom Abbie and dad LJ.

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Parts of Brevard and Osceola counties have now reached severe drought status. Widespread relief, however, finally appears to be in sight.

Central Florida is home to a vibrant Asian American Pacific Islander population.

The Biden administration says it has sent about 50 Haitians back to their country, marking its first deportation flight in months to the Caribbean nation struggling under surging gang violence.

Certified meteorologist Jonathan Kegges previews the 2024 hurricane season.

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Amid rising gang violence in Haiti, the U.S. Department of State is vowing to charter even more flights of Americans stuck in the Caribbean country with some expected to land as early as Wednesday.

Caribbean leaders say all groups and political parties except one have submitted nominees for a transitional presidential council charged with selecting an interim prime minister for Haiti.

While El Niño is expected to hang on through spring, La Niña is forecast to rapidly develop by summer.

Exceeding expectations, the biopic “ Bob Marley: One Love ” has been a box-office hit in the United States and several other countries.

Police in Haiti are urgently appealing for help as they struggle to hold back gangs trying to storm the country’s main prison in a major escalation of violence sweeping the troubled Caribbean nation.

A top court has ruled that two residents of the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda have the right to challenge construction of an airstrip that critics say endangers fragile ecosystems and was begun without any permits.

Police in the Caribbean say they believe a U.S. couple whose catamaran was hijacked by three escaped prisoners were thrown into the ocean and died.

Caribbean leaders have met with embattled Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry to talk about his country’s unrelenting gang violence.

Authorities in the eastern Caribbean say they are trying to locate two people believed to be U.S. citizens who were aboard a yacht hijacked by three escaped prisoners from Grenada.

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The government of Guyana, under pressure from neighboring Brazil and a Caribbean trading bloc, has agreed to join bilateral talks with Venezuela over an escalating territorial dispute.

Hurricane season officially runs through the end of November.

A tropical storm could develop later Friday in the Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane season runs through November.

The NHC has highlighted two areas of interest in the Atlantic

After a quiet stretch in the tropics, the tropics are bubbling late in the season.

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We are in the final stretch of the 2023 hurricane season, but there are indications the season won’t end quietly.

The National Hurricane Center on Thursday highlighted a new area in the Caribbean for potential development.

Another hurricane forms in the Atlantic.

Hurricane season runs through November.

Here's the latest with the tropics.

Tropical Storm Philippe is drenching the U.S. and British Virgin Islands as it spins away from the northeast Caribbean on a path that would take it toward Bermuda and later New England and Atlantic Canada.

Tropical Storm Philippe has made landfall in the tiny island of Barbuda as it unleashes heavy rains and flash floods in the northeast Caribbean.

As the number of migrants coming to the U.S.’s southern border is climbing, the Biden administration aims to admit more refugees from Latin America and the Caribbean over the next year.

Even with El Niño, a typical limiting factor in tropical development, the 2023 hurricane season has been a busy one.

Here's what's popping in the tropics.

Climate scientists say storms like Hurricane Lee could become more common in the future as the Gulf of Maine and other bodies of water rapidly warm.

Climate scientists say that storms like Hurricane Lee could become more common in the future as the Gulf of Maine and other bodies of water rapidly warm.

Hurricane Lee is charging through warm Atlantic waters and threatening to unleash heavy swells across the northeast Caribbean.

Lee could be one for the books by early next week.

A New Smyrna Beach restaurant announced it is offering a margarita special in honor of Jimmy Buffett who died at the age of 76 on Friday.

A guest on the world’s largest cruise ship went overboard on Tuesday, according to a spokesperson for Royal Caribbean.

Hundreds of thousands of revelers have packed the streets of west London for the climax of the Notting Hill Carnival, one of the world’s biggest celebrations of Caribbean music and culture.

Odds are increasing for a tropical system to impact Florida for the first half of next week.

The tropics are staying active. Will Florida be impacted?