Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs
CIENAGA DE ZAPATA, Cuba (Reuters) — Buzz, buzz, slap! This mosquito-ridden lagoon deep in the Zapata Swamp, the Caribbean’s largest […]
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Jamaica reports deadly leptospirosis outbreak after Hurricane Melissa
KINGSTON (Reuters) —Jamaica has declared an outbreak of the bacterial disease leptospirosis, suspected of causing six deaths, following the devastation
FEMA acting chief David Richardson departs after 6 months on the job, officials say
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency left his job Monday after just six
Hurricane Melissa evacuees return to Guantánamo base
GUANTANAMO BAY — Navy families, immigration detention employees and lawyers have been streaming back to the U.S. base at Guantánamo
A town in southern Haiti mourns its own as it staggers from Hurricane Melissa’s blow
PETIT-GOÂVE, Haiti (AP) — Many in Petit-Goâve were asleep when La Digue river began to rise after midnight. By the
Climate change boosted Hurricane Melissa’s destructive winds and rain, analysis finds
Human-caused climate change boosted the destructive winds and rain unleashed by Hurricane Melissa and increased the temperatures and humidity that fueled the
Jamaica struggles to remove debris from Hurricane Melissa as communities remain cut off
KINGSTON (AP) — U.N. officials said Thursday that Hurricane Melissa flung nearly 5 million tons of debris across western Jamaica last week
Deep-sea mining risks disrupting the marine food web, study warns
Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences for the tiny animals at the core of the
Jamaica rushes to prepare for peak tourism season as it digs out from Hurricane Melissa
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica’s peak tourism season is one month away, and officials in the hurricane-ravaged nation are
Hurricane death toll rises to 43 in Haiti as aid pours in across the northern Caribbean
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government said Tuesday that the death toll from Hurricane Melissa rose to 43, with 13 others still