Early warnings helped avoid loss of life from Hurricane Patricia On the evening of October 23rd, 2015, the much-publicized hurricane “Patricia” made landfall on Mexico’s Pacific coast. When Patricia hit the Mexican coast it was classified as a “Category 5” hurricane. It…
Monarch butterflies vs. Hurricane Patricia: As the storm headed up Mexico, the flock was set to cross its path October marks the insects’ annual approach through the country, which would have sent them across the record-setting storm’s route last week. But those…
Americans are renouncing citizenship at an all-time high rate According to Robert W. Wood, tax lawyer based in San Francisco (www.WoodLLP.com), and Forbes.com contributor, there is another spike in the quarterly name and shame list of those who renounced their U.S. citizenship or terminated long-term…
Mexico seizes planes, homes in search for drug lord read the original Mexico City (AFP) – Mexican authorities have searched several homes in three states and seized 11 small airplanes in their hunt for fugitive drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, prosecutors…
Chikungunya mosquitos prey on women more than men It’s official: the mosquito that transmits chikungunya and dengue bites women more frequently than men. Unfortunately for females in Yucatan, the Aedes aegypti mosquito is attracted to them more than men, as demonstrated…
Carlos Slim and Bill Gates join forces to help the poor in Mexico and Central America The foundations of two of the world’s richest men are stepping up efforts to use innovative data and mobile technology to end easily preventable deaths of…
Mexicans express relief and begin cleanup from Hurricane Patricia Deborah Bonello and Michael MuskalContact Reporter Across Mexico, residents and tourists exhaled in relief and began cleaning up Saturday after the remnants of Hurricane Patricia blew toward Texas and the Gulf…
Prevention is the Best Treatment for Mosquito-born Illnesses Tara A. Spears It’s official. Jaltemba Bay has medically identified incidences of the viral illness chikungunya. Just following a few preventative steps can make the difference between a fun, memorable vacation trip or picking…
Hurricane Patricia weakens to tropical storm over Mexico Hurricane Patricia pushed rapidly inland over mountainous western Mexico early Saturday, rapidly weakening to tropical storm force while dumping torrential rains that authorities warned could cause deadly floods and mudslides. Patricia, which peaked as…
Hurricane Patricia makes landfall in Mexico Category Five Hurricane Patricia, the strongest on record, has made landfall in Jalisco state in western Mexico, meteorologists say. The storm is seen as “potentially catastrophic” in its impact. Mexican authorities have already been evacuating thousands…