Hurricane Beryl is barreling toward Mexico and possibly the United States after slamming into Jamaica and the Windward Islands. The hurricane brought devastating winds and storm surges that destroyed homes, knocked out power, and killed at least eight people. The storm remains a “major hurricane” after being downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane on Thursday … Read more
Nearly twenty years ago, I travelled 5,000 miles to meet my father’s cousin, who had been estranged from our family for seventy years. At the time, Leonora Carrington – though celebrated in her adopted country of Mexico – was barely known in her native Britain. She was as neglected by the art world at large … Read more
The deadly heat wave that has ravaged large parts of Mexico, Central America and the southern US in recent weeks has become 35 times more likely due to human-induced global warming, according to research from leading climate scientists at World Weather Attribution (WWA). Tens of millions of people suffered dangerous day and night temperatures as … Read more
Scientists are trying to understand the rapidly evolving bird flu situation in North America as the first laboratory-confirmed human case of H5N2 emerged. A 59-year-old man in Mexico City died from the bird flu strain – previously unknown to infect humans – after contracting the virus from an unknown source, health officials say. According to … Read more
Will Rafael Nadal say goodbye to Roland Garros on Monday? – Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes Today could be the last time Rafael Nadal plays at Roland Garros, the venue he has dominated since the mid-1990s. Fourteen titles on the red sands of Paris is something the sport will probably never see again, but if you think he’s … Read more
MEXICO CITY — Leonidas Otlica Reyes is tormented by drought in Río Frío de Juárez, a city in the state of Mexico, where rain has decreased for a year to the point where the streams have become swampy puddles that crisscross the parched land . “Right now we have a big problem because of the … Read more