Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Puerto Rico
On This Day: Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Puerto Rico
In 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm. The storm left the entire island without power and nearly 3,000 people dead over the next several months.
Puerto Rico still feels the impact of Hurricane Maria 7 years later
HURRICANE MARIA SLAMMED PUERTO RICO, AND DESPITE THE TIME, MANY FAMILIES ON AND FROM THE ISLAND STILL FEEL THE PAIN. THE STORM HIT PUERTO RICO ON THIS DAY IN 2017. THAT’S RIGHT. FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST ERIC BURRIS TAKES US BACK TO THAT DAY TO SHOW US ...
Looking back: Hurricane Maria devasted Puerto Rico 7 years ago
Friday marks seven years since Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico. Maria was a strong Category 4 storm when it hit on September 20th, 2017. The storm killed about 3,000 people and caused more than $90 billion in damage. Parts of the island are still rebuilding today.
Bakery owners from Puerto Rico find success in Central Florida 7 years after Hurricane Maria
Their story began in 2017, when Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, destroying their successful bakery chain. Six months later, they moved to Osceola County.
On the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Maria, Kamala Harris vows to help Puerto Rico “move forward”
The Vice President of the United States and Democratic presidential candidate issued a statement in which she joined “Puerto Ricans in mourning their losses and honoring the island’s resilience after
Puerto Rico's infrastructure still recovering from Hurricane Maria 7 years after the Category 4 storm devastated the island
Every storm that blows through the island is a test of its infrastructure. Puerto Rico is still recovering from Hurricane Maria -- nearly seven years after the powerful Category 4 storm caused extensive damage to the island's already delicate infrastructure.
Recovery efforts still underway in Puerto Rico 7 years after Hurricane Maria
It’s been seven years since Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, claiming the lives of thousands of people and completely changing the lives of several others.
Puerto Rico's infrastructure still recovering from Hurricane Maria seven years after the Category 4 storm devastated the island
In this Aug. 14, 2024, file photo, broken electricity lines above homes damaged are seen after Tropical Storm Ernesto hit Fajardo, Puerto Rico. (Jaydee Lee Serrano/AFP via Getty Images, FILE) (NEW YOR
Bad Bunny’s ‘Una Velita’ Is a Little Candle of Hope After a Hurricane
The tempest crescendos and subsides, and Bad Bunny ends the song with a helium-high voice expressing hope for the sun to rise. Pitchfork notes that the song arrives a few weeks ahead of Election Day ...
Bad Bunny honors Puerto Rico and Hurricane Maria's victims with powerful new song 'Una Velita'
In September 2017, when tropical cyclone category 4 hit Puerto Rico with winds of 250 kilometers per hour, thousands of ...
Puerto Rico Spent a Fraction of Hurricane Aid as Blackouts Rage
Puerto Rico has only spent about 7% of the $17 billion of federal funding it received to shore up its devastated power grid as blackouts keep hitting the US territory.
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A new era in hurricane tracking begins
It was a roaring success for meteorologists reaching deeper into the hurricane danger zone than anyone before. Following ...
Oversight board says it will help speed up projects to fix Puerto Rico's electric grid
A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances announced Wednesday that it will step in to help speed up ...