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Illegal building making Puerto Rico more vulnerable to climate change, critics warn
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoUnpermitted homes are being built at the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Salinas,...
Dredging of Puerto Rico's biggest port begins despite warnings it may harm turtles and corals
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Finance· 3 weeks agoA $62 million project to dredge Puerto Rico’s biggest and most important seaport began Wednesday...
Coastal gentrification in Puerto Rico is displacing people and damaging mangroves and wetlands
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTourism-driven development is threatening one of Puerto Rico's greatest draws: its rural coastlines....
Search-and-rescue continues as Ian's death toll reaches 87
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs federal emergency management officials launched their largest ever search-and-rescue effort, the...
Hurricanes are disasters on land. Are they just as destructive to marine life under the sea?
Salon via Yahoo News· 6 months agoStormy sea Getty Images/da-kuk This year's hurricane season has been weird for several reasons, from...
A toll of destruction: Measuring the brutal aftermath of Hurricane Ian
South Florida Sun Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMaking landfall earlier this week on the west coast of Florida, Hurricane Ian’s near Category 5 intensity left behind terrible devastation, leveling homes, bringing life-threatening flooding ...