Hurricane Fiona
Holiday Blackouts Sweep Puerto Rico: Could Solar Modular Energy Be An Answer?
Thought leaders have long debated how to best aid Puerto Rico in its transition toward resource efficiency, stability and accessibility. Many, however, believe that this transformation must start with Boricuas themselves.
Latin Times
10 min read
Hurricane Fiona's legacy: How studying storm impacts can help us better prepare for future events
Hurricane Lee became the busy 2023 hurricane season’s first Category 5 storm and one of the most intense hurricanes on record in the Atlantic Ocean. As hurricane Lee’s uncertain storm track could potentially take it towards the Canadian Maritimes, it provides a timely opportunity to reflect on hurricane Fiona, one…
The Conversation
7 min read
A small town ballfield took years to repair after Hurricane Maria. Then Fiona came.
After repairs were completed this summer, a restored ballfield in one of Puerto Rico's poorest towns had become a symbol of progress in the face of tragedy. Hurricane Fiona dealt a setback.
WEKU
10 min read
Why new construction projects are making Puerto Rico’s climate disasters worse
Experts say the approval of new infrastructure in geologically vulnerable areas is endangering the lives of residents
The Guardian - US
10 min read
Weather tracker: hurricane activity in Atlantic dips below predicted level
Hurricane Fiona and Hurricane Ian were the only storms to strengthen enough to become major events
The Guardian - UK
3 min read
Puerto Rico struggles to recover after hurricane razed crops
Puerto Rico's agriculture minister says Hurricane Fiona destroyed $159 million worth of crops in Puerto Rico when it hit a month ago, decimating fields of plantains, bananas and other crops
The Independent UK
3 min read
The uninsurables: how storms and rising seas are making coastlines unliveable
With 10% of Canadian homes now uninsurable due to extreme weather, the climate crisis forces people to make hard choices about where they live
The Guardian - UK
10 min read
Thousands still without power weeks after Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico
High temperatures, rain and mosquitoes make life unbearable for those still affected by the longest blackout in US history
The Guardian - US
5 min read
Some Puerto Ricans fear Hurricane Fiona efforts fading after Ian
TAMPA, Fla. — Advocates and community leaders have been fundraising to help Puerto Rico and local families after Hurricane Fiona recently pummeled the island.
Tribune News Service
3 min read
‘We would go back’: will Hurricane Fiona worsen Puerto Rico’s population drain?
Hurricane Maria, earthquakes and federal neglect were already driving the US territory’s youth and talent to the mainland
The Guardian - US
6 min read
