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Nine years after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico is still waiting for help

Lawmakers have released a federal audit that found that only 25% of some $14 billion in federal funds obligated for Puerto Rico’s power grid after Hurricane Maria razed it almost a decade ago has reached the U.S. territory

The Independent UK

‘We are limited by the US in every aspect’: the young people behind Puerto Rico’s independence movement

The Guardian - US

4 urgent lessons for Jamaica from Puerto Rico’s troubled hurricane recovery – and how the Jamaican diaspora could help after Melissa

Across Jamaica, streets are littered with torn-off roofs, splintered wood and other debris left in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. Downed power lines have left communities in the dark, and many flooded and wind-damaged homes are unlivable.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda gave millions to Puerto Rican artists after Hurricane Maria. He's pledging more

Lin-Manuel Miranda and his family have helped Puerto Rican arts recover after Hurricane Maria

The Independent UK

Bad Bunny says goodbye to Puerto Rico in one final concert after a historic residency

Bad Bunny fans have marked the anniversary of Hurricane Maria with a powerful concert in Puerto Rico

The Independent UK

Puerto Rico suffers nearly island-wide power outage on New Year’s Eve

Puerto Rico’s energy infrastructure has struggled to recover after 2017’s Hurricane Maria, a powerful Category 4 storm.

Al Jazeera

Bad Bunny releases "Una Velita" his most poignant song to commemorate the 7th anniversary of Hurricane María

Bad Bunny released today his new song "Una Velita" to commemorate the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Maria's passage through Puerto Rico

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With a record-breaking 2024 Atlantic hurricane forecast, here’s how scientists are helping Caribbean communities adapt to a warming world

Preparing for Atlantic hurricane season is always a priority in the Caribbean, especially when forecasts project high numbers of storms, as they do for 2024. The region’s most devastating storm in recent years, Hurricane Maria, struck in September 2017 and inflicted unprecedented destruction on Puerto Rico, Dominica, St. Croix and…

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How a small Caribbean island is trying to become hurricane-proof

When Hurricane Maria struck the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica in 2017, it caused the kind of devastation which is unthinkable to larger countries. The Category 5 hurricane damaged 98% of building roofs and caused US$1.2 billion (£950 million) in damage. Dominica effectively lost 226% of its GDP overnight.

The Conversation

Hurricanes cause vast majority of storm deaths in vulnerable communities

New research puts stark numbers on a well-known disparity: poor and vulnerable communities suffer over 90% of deaths associated with major storms.

WEKU

In the 6th-largest U.S. district, natural disasters have disrupted schooling for years

Puerto Rico, the nation's sixth-largest school district, is in crisis. It's both uniquely vulnerable to natural disasters and unusually ill-equipped to help children recover from them.

WEKU

Maui wildfires: Extra logistical challenges hinder government's initial response when disasters strike islands

Wildfires destroyed the Hawaiian tourist town of Lahaina on Aug. 8 and 9, 2023, leaving many of its roughly 13,000 residents homeless. Fires also burned in other areas on Maui, Hawaii’s second-largest island, and its Big Island. President Joe Biden issued a disaster declaration on Aug. 10, which authorizes federal…

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Crews will rebuild a critical dam in Puerto Rico that was battered by Hurricane Maria

Officials say a key dam in Puerto Rico that was severely damaged by Hurricane Maria will be rebuilt and improved

The Independent UK

Hurricane Maria was a once-in-a-lifetime storm for Dominica. It might be the norm

As the Atlantic hurricane season begins, there is anxiety on the small island nation of Dominica which is still reeling from Hurricane Maria that damaged or destroyed 95% of its housing.

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Puerto Rico’s remaining schoolkids struggle in the aftermath of hurricanes and earthquakes

Beset by natural disasters, a pandemic and a steep drop in student population, the island’s schools look to the federal government for help

WEKU

Hurricane-damaged roofs in Puerto Rico remain a problem. One group is offering a fix.

Five years after Hurricane Maria, PRoTechos, a local nonprofit, helps repair damaged roofs the government overlooked or that were fixed poorly. It also trains people to make future repairs themselves.

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Puerto Ricans fleeing to Florida

The state's affordable housing crisis has made it almost impossible for storm victims to get back on their feet

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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.

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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 Philadelphia Inquirer

She fled Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. Now this Philly high schooler won MLB recognition and a trip to the World Series

PHILADELPHIA — Maritza Lopez-Gonzalez moved to Philadelphia when she was 13, after Hurricane Maria ravaged her native Puerto Rico. She knew no English.

The Conversation

More than 60% of Puerto Ricans seeking FEMA aid after Hurricane Maria had their applications denied – will the agency approve more this time?

The Federal Emergency Management Agency rejected 60.5% of the 1.1 million applications Puerto Ricans filed for housing assistance after Hurricane Maria devastated the territory in 2017.

The Guardian - US

‘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

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Hurricane Fiona devastated Puerto Rico. When will these Americans get the support they need?

On Sept. 18, nearly five years to the day of Hurricane Maria, the force of Hurricane Fiona and a fragile power grid plunged Puerto Rico into a frightening yet familiar darkness. From low-lying to mountainous regions, flooding and landslides battered vulnerable communities, and with it, resurfaced painful memories of Hurricane…

Miami Herald

‘They are the roots’: Puerto Rico’s elderly, hit hard by Hurricane Fiona, are also its heroes

SALINAS, Puerto Rico — Deogracio Arce and Laura Mulero sifted through the belongings that Hurricane Fiona had toppled, destroyed or buried after flooding the bottom level of their home in nearly 5 feet of water.

Reuters

In beleaguered Puerto Rico, Fiona revives trauma of Hurricane Maria

Javier Rivera-Aquino is a lawyer who supplemented his income by raising bananas on a 17-acre plot of land in the mountains of west-central Puerto Rico until five years ago, when Hurricane Maria plowed into the island and swept away his plantation.

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