When Cape Town acknowledged in February that it would run out of water within months,…
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The Mental Health Toll of Puerto Rico’s Prolonged Power Outages
More than a month has passed since Hurricane Maria’s initial landfall in Puerto Rico, but…
Puerto Rico’s Health System After Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Maria has put pressure on Puerto Rico’s health-care system, but a looming budgetary shortfall…
Mexico’s Road to Recovery After Quakes Is Far Longer Than It Looks
In the span of just 11 days, Mexico was devastated by two major earthquakes that…
Twin Earthquakes Expose Mexico’s Deep Inequality
Early in the morning on Sept. 16, 1810, priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang the…
Why Seismologists Didn’t See Mexico’s Deadly Earthquake Coming
Mexico has a long seismic history, so any given earthquake here does not necessarily come…
A New Map of Seismic Hazards in Brazil Shows That New Building Code Is Required
Researchers are working on a new national map of seismic hazards for Brazil. In preparing…
At What Cost Gentrification? São Paulo Expels Drug Users and Razes Buildings to ‘Revitalize Crackland
This article, originally published on June 16 2017, has been updated to reflect the latest…
Predicting Major Earthquakes
When tectonic plates that have been sliding past each other get stuck, a huge amount…
