Rufina Ruiz suburb near the entrance to Acapulco faced flooding, but neighboring homes were “buried.” A Category 5 hurricane, Hurricane Otis, has left Acapulco in disarray, with a 58-year-old woman, Rufina Ruiz, finding optimism amid the wreckage The city of 1 million, characterized by a mix of opulent hotels, impoverished suburbs, tourism, and drug violence, … Read more
As climate change brings about increasingly extreme Category 5 Hurricane events, innovative construction methods are helping protect homes and reduce their environmental footprint. In the wake of Category 5 Hurricane Michael’s devastating impact on the Florida Panhandle five years ago, resilient housing solutions are gaining momentum in the region One exemplary home in Mexico Beach, … Read more
Mexico’s Security Secretary, Rosa Icela Rodríguez, delivered this update in a video message shared on the X platform alongside President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. In Mexico, the death toll resulting from Category 5 Hurricane Otis, which made landfall on the nation’s southern Pacific coast last Wednesday, has been raised to 39 by Mexico’s security authorities … Read more
These comparatively colder Northern waters usually witness weakened storms due to cooler ocean temperatures, drier air, and stronger winds that fail to support Category 5 hurricane strength. New England, accustomed to preparing for nor’easters, has been reminded of the potential threat posed by powerful storms, as the remnants of Category 5 Hurricane Lee, once a … Read more