Climate change made both natural disasters worse, said Alex Hall, director of UCLA's Center for Climate Science. With continued use of fossil fuels, climate change makes hurricanes in Puerto Rico ...

Trump’s public policy against climate change also wreaks havoc at UPR in Humacao, where the U.S. Forest Service put on hold a funding request submitted by the Transdisciplinary Institute for ...

When Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico in 2022, it exposed the vulnerabilities of the island's energy infrastructure. Though ...

Puerto Rico is particularly vulnerable to climate disasters, but its colonial relationship with the United States prevents it from protecting itself.

Climate change will sap 18.3% of Puerto Rico's economic activity unless it takes substantial steps to adapt to expected changing weather and environment, a study says.

Puerto Rico filed suit against ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron, Shell, ConocoPhillips, and other energy companies over climate change. Oil and gas giants face another lawsuit over their role in climate ...

Puerto Rico withdrew its $1 billion climate lawsuit against the oil and gas industry on Friday following the Trump administration’s move to block two states from seeking legal damages for ...

When Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico in 2022, it exposed the vulnerabilities of the island's energy infrastructure. Though only a Category 1 storm ...

Puerto Rico is in the dark—literally and figuratively. On New Year’s Eve 2024, the lights went out across the island while families prepared to celebrate. Roughly 1.4 million customers lost ...

In almost all countries in the world, the number of extreme heat days has at least doubled compared with a world without climate change. Caribbean islands were among the hardest hit by additional ...

The Trump administration’s climate policies jeopardize research in disaster-prone Puerto Rico As one of the regions most affected by the global climate crisis, local scientists are struggling ...