Science, Tech & Environment

September 19, 2018

What is it like to face climate change where you live? The World spoke to people from all over the globe at the recent Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco to learn how climate change was impacting them, and what they were doing about it.

¡Puerto Rico se levanta! Rebuilding after Maria

Puerto Rico’s eroding beaches spell trouble for coastal dwellers

PRI's The World

September 19, 2018

Hurricane Maria’s waves clawed away at the sand, reducing the width of the broad beach by approximately 90 percent. But it wasn’t just that the familiar landscape disappeared — it left La Boca defenseless.

¡Puerto Rico se levanta! Rebuilding after Maria

Puerto Rico has not recovered from Hurricane Maria

The Conversation

September 19, 2018

To say that the island of 3.3 million has not yet recovered — from the damage or the trauma — is an understatement. One year after Maria, nearly every pillar of Puerto Rican society remains devastated.

Hong Kong, southern China clean up after super typhoon Mangkhut

Reuters

September 17, 2018

The category 5 storm hit Southeast Asia over the weekend.

Science, Tech & Environment

How social networks can save lives when disasters strike

The Conversation

September 17, 2018

Researchers have found that social networks, especially connections to those beyond immediate family, influence decisions to leave or stay in place before disasters.

US Defense Secretary warns of Russian meddling in Macedonia referendum

Reuters

September 17, 2018

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis accused Russia on Monday of attempting to influence the outcome of a referendum in Macedonia on changing the country's name that would open the way for it to join NATO and the European Union.

Deadly super typhoon hits China after wreaking havoc in the Philippines

Reuters

September 16, 2018

Packing winds of more than 125 mph, tropical cyclone Mangkhut is considered the strongest to hit the region this year, equivalent to a maximum Category 5 "intense hurricane" in the Atlantic.

With government sidelined, citizen scientists test water quality in Puerto Rico

Living on Earth

September 16, 2018

After the catastrophic Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico in 2017, finding safe drinking water became one of the most difficult issues facing residents of the island. A team of volunteers stepped in to help.

Deadly Florence causes massive flooding in the Carolinas

Reuters

September 15, 2018

Florence diminished from hurricane strength as it came ashore on Friday, but forecasters said the 350-mile-wide storm's slow progress across the two states could leave much of the region under water in the coming days.

Health & Medicine

The fake doctor who saved thousands of babies

Innovation Hub

September 15, 2018

It sounds weird to put babies on display at a fair. But Martin Couney did, and he saved thousands of lives in the process.