Talking Points Memo

State Of Emergency Declared In Puerto Rico As Hurricane Irma Heads Inland

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials across the northeastern Caribbean canceled airline flights, shuttered schools and urged people to hunker down indoors as Hurricane Irma barreled toward the ...
NBC 7 San Diego

Delta Flight Shoots Through Irma for Quick Stop in Puerto Rico

A daring Delta Air Lines crew that flew in and out of Puerto Rico as Hurricane Irma's wind and rain approached is garnering kudos. The flight-tracking website FlightRadar24 shared a radar image ...
The Conversation

4 urgent lessons for Jamaica from Puerto Rico’s troubled hurricane recovery – and how the Jamaican diaspora could help after Melissa

Ivis García receives funding from National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Ford Foundation, National Academy of Sciences, Fundación Comunitaria de Puerto Rico, ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Building Adaptable and Resilient Supply Chains after Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria

An ad hoc committee will conduct a study to document and understand the strengths and vulnerabilities of the supply chain network in areas impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in 2017. The ...