Experts predicted more hurricanes in the Caribbean this summer – where are the ‘missing’ storms?
The answer is found on the other side of the Atlantic, where the Sahara Desert just had weeks of unprecedented rainfall.
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Puerto Rico hurricane death toll: how the official and unofficial figures got it so wrong
The government said 64, journalists said 4,645. What went wrong?
Why some places get better storm warnings than others – and what that means for Puerto Rico
Caribbean territories such as Puerto Rico say their information is inferior to that received in the continental US.
Why (ex)Hurricane Ophelia took a wrong turn towards Ireland and Britain – and carried all that dust
Very few Atlantic hurricanes travel northwards like this.
Rogue hurricanes that head northwards may be new normal
An ‘ex-hurricane’ will hit the UK and Ireland for the second consecutive year.
Hurricane Melissa is a warning – why violent storms are increasingly catching the world off guard
In a single day, Melissa exploded from a moderate storm into a major hurricane with 170mph winds.
Q&A: how cities can recover from natural disasters
An expert in post-disaster reconstruction explains what works, and what doesn’t, when it comes to rebuilding a city.
Bahamas songbird is under threat of extinction – but preserving old pine forests will help save it
The Bahama warbler favours large pine trees and palms, fieldwork shows.
Why hurricanes rarely kill in Cuba
As the Caribbean recovers from the hurricane, Cuba’s response offers lessons for a region facing stronger storms.
Hurricane Dorian was also a catastrophe for the Bahamas’ unique birds
What has just happened may represent the irreplaceable loss of a small but nonetheless precious part of the planet’s biological heritage.
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