How hurricanes such as Irma and Maria can devastate the Caribbean marine environment

Sep 25, 2017 11:54 am UTC| Nature

Hurricane Irma one of the strongest on record to hit the Caribbean recently scoured the islands leaving catastrophic damage in its wake. And just as we began to piece together the devastating and potentially longterm...

Q&A: how cities can recover from natural disasters

Sep 22, 2017 03:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

In the space of a month, hundreds of lives have been lost due to natural disasters. Mexico was hit by two high-magnitude earthquakes within two weeks, while swathes of the US and the Caribbean have been severely damaged or...

In the Caribbean, colonialism and inequality mean hurricanes hit harder

Sep 21, 2017 14:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Hurricane Maria, the 15th tropical depression this season, is now battering the Caribbean, just two weeks after Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc in the region. The devastation in Dominica is mind-boggling, wrote the...

Future of Coal Series

Even when it's sitting in storage, coal threatens human health

Sep 14, 2017 01:20 am UTC| Health Nature Economy

President Trump and his appointees have pledged to end what they call the war on coal policies designed to reduce the health and environmental impacts from producing and burning coal, such as toxic air pollution and mine...

6 rules for rebuilding infrastructure in an era of 'unprecedented' weather events

Sep 11, 2017 15:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Before Hurricane Harvey made landfall on Aug. 25, there was little doubt that its impact would be devastating and wide-ranging. Unfortunately, Harvey delivered and then some with early estimates of the damage at over...

Extreme weather makes homelessness even worse. Here's how we can help

Sep 11, 2017 14:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature Life

The images of Hurricane Harvey in Texas have shown how extreme weather can rob people of their homes. But what about those who have no home to begin with, or whose living situation is already precarious? Almost...

Explainer: after an earthquake, how does a tsunami happen?

Sep 11, 2017 14:35 pm UTC| Nature

Fridays earthquake off Mexico was the largest in that region in over a century, and will add pressure to a region already being battered by several other natural disasters. The earthquake occurred off the west coast of...