15. Ernesto intensified into a Category 1 hurricane Wednesday as it churned north of Puerto Rico, where it unleashed torrential rain and damaging winds that triggered flash flood warnings and cut ...

“Just like hurricane or flood warnings, we want the public to ... of mineral dust from West Africa — moving across Puerto Rico and the Atlantic on Tuesday is making the heat worse.

Restoring degraded or destroyed coral reefs could protect nearly 3,000 people each year in Florida and Puerto Rico alone ... like beachfront homes, will flood with or without restoration.