/tags/hurricane-maria Hurricane Maria en-US Copyright Tue, 28 Aug 2018 16:53:00 GMT /2018-08-28/hurricane-maria-caused-2-975-deaths-in-puerto-rico-independent-study-estimates Puerto Rico's governor updated the island's official death toll from 64 on Tuesday after the long-awaited study, based on access to government mortality data and death certificates, was released. Tue, 28 Aug 2018 16:53:00 GMT /2018-08-28/hurricane-maria-caused-2-975-deaths-in-puerto-rico-independent-study-estimates Adrian Florido, Adrian Florido /2018-05-29/study-puts-puerto-rico-death-toll-from-hurricane-maria-near-5-000 The death rate is a contentious subject, in part because federal and island governments haven't responded as rapidly to the disaster as they have in other hurricane emergencies. Tue, 29 May 2018 14:10:00 GMT /2018-05-29/study-puts-puerto-rico-death-toll-from-hurricane-maria-near-5-000 Richard Harris /2018-05-02/how-puerto-ricos-debt-created-a-perfect-storm-before-the-storm For years, the nation's largest banks made millions off Puerto Rican debt as the island approached financial ruin. Then, with its infrastructure crumbling, a Category 4 hurricane barreled in. Wed, 02 May 2018 11:10:00 GMT /2018-05-02/how-puerto-ricos-debt-created-a-perfect-storm-before-the-storm Laura Sullivan /texas-news/2018-03-02/when-disaster-strikes-this-fort-worth-nonprofit-helps-reconnect-communities It's been six months since Hurricane Harvey struck the Texas Gulf Coast. The Fort Worth-based nonprofit Information Technology Disaster Resource Center… Fri, 02 Mar 2018 13:43:00 GMT /texas-news/2018-03-02/when-disaster-strikes-this-fort-worth-nonprofit-helps-reconnect-communities Krystina Martinez, Rick Holter /news/2018-01-17/dallas-maverick-puerto-rico-native-j-j-barea-continues-maria-relief-with-hundreds-of-bikes Dallas Mavericks point guard J.J. Barea has been helping his native Puerto Rico since Hurricane Maria hit the island in September.In the immediate… Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:41:03 GMT /news/2018-01-17/dallas-maverick-puerto-rico-native-j-j-barea-continues-maria-relief-with-hundreds-of-bikes /2017-12-04/this-years-hurricane-season-was-intense-is-it-a-taste-of-the-future Scientists say they see the fingerprint of climate change in these storms, but it's too soon to say whether this is a new normal. Mon, 04 Dec 2017 20:56:00 GMT /2017-12-04/this-years-hurricane-season-was-intense-is-it-a-taste-of-the-future Christopher Joyce