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She Was Alive as
They Searched for Her
—but Not for Long

Apr 10, 2019 9:54 AM CDT

She Was Alive as They Searched for Her —but Not for Long

Portia Ravenelle believed to have died 8 days after crash killed Orlando Moore

(Newser) - A man and woman from New York reported missing in the Dominican Republic are believed to have died following a car accident on their way to catch a 2am return flight on March 27. A body believed to be that of Orlando Moore (police cite an identifying tattoo) was found...

Huge 7.6 Quake
Strikes Caribbean Sea

Jan 10, 2018 1:34 AM CST

Huge 7.6 Quake Strikes Caribbean Sea

No major damage reported after one of region's strongest quakes on record

(Newser) - A massive 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea Tuesday night—but there were no immediate reports of injuries or major damage after what was one of the strongest earthquakes on record in the region. The US Geological Survey says the quake hit 25 miles off the coast...

Hurricane Irene Grows Stronger, Heading for US

Hurricane Irene
Grows Stronger,
Heads for US

Aug 23, 2011 1:40 AM CDT

Hurricane Irene Grows Stronger, Heads for US

Category 2 storm now on course for Bahamas

(Newser) - A rapidly strengthening Hurricane Irene roared off the Dominican Republic's northern coast yesterday, whipping up high waves and torrential downpours on a track that could see it reach the US Southeast as a major storm by the end of the week. Irene grew into a Category 2 hurricane late...

Be a Good American:
Eat This Fish

Aug 15, 2010 12:48 PM CDT

Be a Good American: Eat This Fish

The lionfish may ruin us if you don't!

(Newser) - How to make Uncle Sam proud: Buy American, fly a flag, eat...lionfish? That third one is, indeed, what one government agency would like you to do. The voracious, aggressively invasive lionfish is wreaking havoc in the Caribbean, off the Florida Keys, and along the Atlantic as far north as...

Deepest 'Black Smoker'
Found in Caribbean

Apr 12, 2010 7:15 AM CDT

Deepest 'Black Smoker' Found in Caribbean

Deepest vent on record spews water hot enough to melt lead

(Newser) - More than 3 miles down in the Caribbean Sea, a remote-controlled vehicle has filmed the world's deepest "black smoker" vent: a gusher of iron sulfide so hot it could melt lead. "It was like wandering across the surface of another world," the geologist who piloted the vehicle...