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There’s No Reason Puerto Rico Had to Go Through This Again

Por: Slate Tech September 24, 2022

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The most tragic aspect of this week’s catastrophe in Puerto Rico, where Hurricane Fiona has wrecked infrastructure and , may be that solutions for protecting the island and its population from extreme-weather events like this have been known for years—and none of them have been implemented. The island commonwealth has long been a victim of its territorial status. In 2016, responding to a debt crisis , the United States government imposed a... + full article



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