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    Powerful Earthquake Kills at Least Six in Mexico

    Powerful Earthquake Kills at Least Six in Mexico

    A powerful earthquake rattled Mexico Tuesday, killing at least six people, Reuters reported. Mexico’s national seismological service said the quake had a magnitude of 7.5 while the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) put it at 7.4, according to The New York Times. It struck around 10:29 a.m. local time and was centered about 14 miles off […]

    For Indigenous Zapotec Families, Spinning Becomes a Lifeline

    For Indigenous Zapotec Families, Spinning Becomes a Lifeline

    By Tracy L. Barnett High up in the southern sierra of Mexico’s state of Oaxaca, an innovative nonprofit business inspired by Mohandas Gandhi is helping Indigenous Zapotec families to weather the economic storm that COVID-19 has brought to the Mexican countryside. San Sebastian Rio Hondo, a Zapotec highland village like many others, has traditionally supplemented […]

    Is Mexico’s Wind Sector Repeating Fossil Fuels’ Mistakes?

    Is Mexico’s Wind Sector Repeating Fossil Fuels’ Mistakes?

    By Sam Edwards The Isthmus of Tehuantepec in southern Mexico is one of the windiest places on earth. Hemmed in by two mountain ranges, the flat strip of land between the Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico is a natural wind tunnel. A single gust can flip over cars. It’s the perfect place for turbines. […]

    Sea Shepherd Suspends Efforts to Protect Endangered Vaquitas Due to Coronavirus

    Sea Shepherd Suspends Efforts to Protect Endangered Vaquitas Due to Coronavirus

    By Elizabeth Claire Alberts Marine conservation group Sea Shepherd has made the difficult decision to suspend its campaign to protect the critically endangered vaquita porpoise in Mexico’s Upper Gulf of California. “We haven’t had much choice because we’re dependent upon getting fuel from the Mexican government to do the patrols, and we weren’t able to […]

    Mexico Facing a Guacamole Crisis

    Mexico Facing a Guacamole Crisis

    By Andreas Knobloch The U.S. has acquired quite a liking for the Mexican dip guacamole. Especially on the day of the Super Bowl, Americans devour the avocado-based dip in immense quantities. According to the Avocado Producers and Exporting Packers Association of Mexico (APEAM), 120,000 tons of avocados were imported by the U.S. for consumption during […]

    Hail Storm Buries Parts of Mexican City of Guadalajara in Ice

    Hail Storm Buries Parts of Mexican City of Guadalajara in Ice

    A deluge of hail engulfed the outskirts of Guadalajara on Sunday, half-burying vehicles in ice and damaging nearly 200 homes. The freak hail storm in one of Mexico’s largest cities came as summer temperatures hovered around 31 degrees Centigrade (88 degrees Fahrenheit) in recent days. “I’ve never seen such scenes in Guadalajara,” said the governor […]

    Hydropower Dams Can Harm Coastal Areas Far Downstream

    Hydropower Dams Can Harm Coastal Areas Far Downstream

    By Paula Ezcurra and Octavio Aburto Thousands of hydroelectric dams are under construction around the world, mainly in developing countries. These enormous structures are one of the world’s largest sources of renewable energy, but they also cause environmental problems. Hydropower dams degrade water quality along rivers. Water that flows downstream from the dams is depleted […]