‘The most devastating storm in a century’ leaves Puerto Rico, but flooding...
Puerto Rico braced for potentially calamitous flash flooding on Thursday after being pummeled by Hurricane Maria, which devastated the island and knocked out the entire electricity grid.US President...
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Ugandans pose as refugees for food because the drought is so bad
As the intense heat of the midday sun beats down, Gladys Nekesa is often found standing in line to receive food at a refugee shelter in northern Uganda.Nekesa, though, is not one of the nearly 285,000...
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In Arizona’s Organ Pipe, Trump’s wall spotlights long-standing border...
Driving up to a trailhead just a few miles from the US-Mexico border in Arizona’s Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, biologist Rosemary Schiano’s first advice is to cover our spare water...
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These female marine scientists have a message for girls: Sharks aren't just...
When Alison Kock was a little girl, her father would take her out fishing for lobster. That was when she started to foster her passion for the ocean — and sharks.While fishing, shysharks would...
View ArticleHurricane Maria slams into Turks and Caicos after devastating Puerto Rico and...
Here's the latest on Hurricane Maria sweeping across the Caribbean:#Maria, seen here in this infrared imagery from NOAA's #GOES East, remains a cat. 3 storm w/ 125 mph winds. Info @...
View ArticleImmigration attorneys warn against using the term 'climate refugee'
With so much destruction from this season's hurricanes in the Caribbean, there are going to be a lot of people on the move — looking to start their lives in new places. We’ve already seen mass...
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What it was like for Puerto Ricans during Hurricane Maria
“¿Estás bien? (Are you okay?)” my brother asked, a whisper in the darkness. Then he pointed his flashlight at me: “Alfredo?”We were just a couple of hours into Hurricane Maria’s reign of terror as it...
View ArticleAfter a Russia-related revelation, Facebook takes steps to 'protect election...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday announced the company would be taking several steps “to protect election integrity and make sure that Facebook is a force for good in democracy.”In a Facebook...
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Hundreds of Mexico City buildings may now be uninhabitable
Jessica Cruz slept in a crowded Mexico City gym this week, flanked by exercise equipment, a baby carriage, a large pile of stuffed animals and a small bag of diapers for her baby boy.The workout room,...
View ArticleExperts say US must do more flood mitigation to prevent future disasters
In the aftermath of hurricanes Harvey and Irma, the US needs to rethink its flood insurance programs, experts say.In a recent Washington Post op-ed, Larry Larson and David Conrad of the Association of...
View ArticleThe black-footed ferret is making a comeback in the Great Plains
With its silky fur and bandit-masked face, the black-footed ferret cuts a cute — if lethal — figure on the American plains. It’s also the star of a great comeback story: The species was thought extinct...
View ArticleA new study tracks the ancient Roman economy using the city’s early lead...
How do you judge the health of an economy?The number of new homes is often one good way to tell. But when it comes to ancient Rome, researchers recently discovered another indicator: The city’s early...
View ArticleJournalist Maryn McKenna on the rise of ‘Big Chicken’ — and our current...
These days, chicken is a staple of the American diet, but it wasn’t always that way. Before the 1940s, chicken was rarely on the meal table; instead, chicken meat was a byproduct of egg farming — the...
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In a fragile ecosystem, people converge to run at 11,000 feet
Though the word “Kashmir” has become synonymous with international conflict and human rights violations, the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir is also home a Buddhist community perched at an altitude...
View ArticlePuerto Rico calls for more federal help after Hurricane Maria
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump spent his time criticizing athletes who protest during the national anthem, all while Puerto Ricans struggled to find gas and water, and their governor pleaded...
View ArticleFor Puerto Rico, the aftermath of Hurricane Maria 'looks like a humanitarian...
It’s been five days since Hurricane Maria tore through the island of Puerto Rico, killing at least 16 people, damaging homes, roads and fields and leaving millions without power.The Trump...
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How one city plans to steer residents away from driving
Countries from the UK to China are rolling out extraordinary plans to eliminate fossil-fuel-guzzling automobiles. But one Nordic capital city is mixing tech and urban planning to make sure citizens do...
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How Facebook saved a dying mill town
Everything people post on Facebook actually lives somewhere in real life — like a small town in central Oregon that was once decimated by the loss of manufacturing industries. The people of Prineville...
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A photographer who made a name shooting Mexico’s ’85 earthquake is now...
Wesley Bocxe got his break in photojournalism covering a devastating 1985 earthquake in Mexico, which killed an estimated 10,000 people.Exactly 32 years later, on Sept. 19, another massive earthquake...
View ArticleTwitter says it won't take down Trump's tweet to North Korea
Like many diplomatic flare-ups under the Trump administration, this one began with a tweet.Following weeks of escalating tensions and hostile statements between the US and North Korea, over the...
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