Back-to-Back Hurricanes—A New Climate Peril?
When Hurricane Laura slammed into Lake Charles, Louisiana at the end of August, it downed power lines, felled trees and stripped roofs off houses in its path. After the storm passed and
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Americans Say It’s Okay to Report On Climate Change — Even in the Middle of a Hurricane
Earlier this month Hurricane Dorian made landfall in the Bahamas, delivering winds upwards of 180 miles an hour and widespread flooding, enough destructive force to kill at least 50 people and leave
Unable to Reach a Hospital, Hurricane Victims Turn to Telemedicine
One of the more frightening features of climate change is the way it compounds risks to public health. People who live through a powerful hurricane, for instance, endure severe mental and emotional
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Climate Change Fuels Hurricanes (VIDEO)
The widespread devastation caused by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria is still being assessed, as communities continue to endure health impacts in the wake of these massive storms. But one thing is
Puerto Rican Groups Blast Utility Bankruptcy
A proposed plan to restructure the debt of Puerto Rico's public electric utility (PREPA) would keep electricity costs so high it will force customers to leave the grid, or the territory altogether,
“We Each Have a Commitment to the Community”: Solar Resilience in a Puerto Rico Town
Leer en español. For two weeks after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in 2017, Lucy’s Pizza was the only restaurant open in the central mountain town of Adjuntas. The town’s 18,000 residents,
Displaced In The U.S.A.
About 3.4 million adults in the U.S. (1.4% of the adult population) were displaced from their homes by extreme weather disasters in 2022, a new survey from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals.
Puerto Rican Municipalities File RICO Over Climate Denial
A group of 16 Puerto Rican municipalities have filed a RICO lawsuit alleging numerous major oil and coal companies engaged in a coordinated "fraudulent marketing scheme" denying the science of climate change.
FEMA Disaster Response Compounds Racist Impacts
Climate-fueled disasters tend to disproportionately harm Black, Latino, Indigenous, and disabled people due to decades (and centuries) of racist and ableist policy decisions. Those disproportionate harms, like higher exposure to more extreme
Solar Panels Keep Some Lights On In Puerto Rico
Hurricane Fiona, now a Category 4 storm and the first Major Hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic season, continues to churn across the Caribbean as those in its wake confront the destruction. The
Millions Without Water, Electricity In Fiona’s Wake
Hurricane Fiona's destruction across the Caribbean continues to mount as the now-Category 3 hurricane barrels toward the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Bahamas after pummeling the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico Hammered By Fiona, Entire Grid Down
Hurricane Fiona dumped catastrophic flooding on Puerto Rico over the weekend, knocking out the entire island's electrical grid and dropping as much as 30 inches of rain. Electricity was out across the
‘People Need Access to Fresh Food.’
Maritza del Rosario López Cortés comes from a long line of farmers in central Puerto Rico. But it was only after Hurricane Maria devastated the island in 2017, leaving many residents in
Puerto Rico Town Stayed Cool In Blackout Thanks To Solar Power
In early April, in the middle of Puerto Rico's densely forested mountains, residents of Adjuntas cooled off in an air-conditioned community center while the rest of the disenfranchised colonial territory was without
‘Power Outages Can Mean the Difference Between Life and Death.’
Puerto Rico is in the throes of an energy crisis. On Thursday, a fire at a power plant outside the southeastern town of Guayanilla caused an island-wide blackout. Blackouts are a feature of
Puerto Rico Hit By Massive Power Outage
Puerto Ricans remain without power (both electrical and in Congress) after an island-wide power outage plunged the disenfranchised colonial territory into darkness Wednesday evening. Every customer on the main island lost electricity
Puerto Rico Suffers Without Reliable Power
Puerto Rico still lacks reliable electricity despite promises to improve its electrical grid after it was destroyed by Hurricane Maria four years ago, the New York Times reports. Authorities' failure to modernize
Death Toll From Texas Freeze 4x Higher Than Official Count
Approximately 700 people were killed by the winter storm, and subsequent collapse of the Texas grid and gas system, in February, a BuzzFeed News investigation reveals. The estimate, calculated by analyzing death
Trump Delayed $20B In Puerto Rico Aid, Obstructed Investigation
The Trump administration created bureaucratic obstacles to delay about $20 billion of relief for Puerto Rico after Hurricanes Irma and Maria, and then obstructed an investigation into the delays, an inspector general
A Tale of Two Climate Migrants
This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. Climate change is fueling longer dry spells, bigger floods and more violent storms across the