Tag: Environment

Venezuelan oil tanker sinks near Trinidad and Tobago

Venezuelan oil tanker sinks near Trinidad and Tobago

A huge oil tanker containing approximately 1.3 million barrels of crude oil, the FSO Nabarima, a huge oil tanker containing approximately 1.3 mi ...
Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 shook Puerto Rico on Saturday morning

Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 shook Puerto Rico on Saturday morning

Puerto Rico - A strong tremor of magnitude 5.4. (readjusted by the USGS) was reported in Puerto Rico, on Saturday morning at about 7:13 am ...
‘Don’t Forget’: Latinos march, rally one week after deadly El Paso shootings

‘Don’t Forget’: Latinos march, rally one week after deadly El Paso shootings

"We thought this was over and it's still not over," says a marcher who was involved in the Chicano Movement almost 60 years ago. More than 100 peop ...
The face of climate change

The face of climate change

  World Environment Day was celebrated last week. A fact that until now touched me tangentially. Like everyone, I understood that we have to c ...
There is more CO2 in the atmosphere today than any point since the evolution of humans

There is more CO2 in the atmosphere today than any point since the evolution of humans

That was the reaction of meteorologist Eric Holthaus to news that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have reached heights not seen in the entirety of h ...
At what point do we admit that geoengineering is an option?

At what point do we admit that geoengineering is an option?

In 1883, Krakatoa erupted, spewing volcanic ash and gas into the stratosphere, making clouds more reflective and cooling the entire planet by roug ...
Puerto Rico’s Electric Grid 1 Year After Maria

Puerto Rico’s Electric Grid 1 Year After Maria

Hurricane Maria, one of the most extreme climatic events of our time which devastated the island of Puerto Rico (PR), left tragic figures: thousands o ...