Temporada de Huracanes 2017

Hurricane Maria devastated the Island of Monkeys in Humacao

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As thousands of soldiers and government employees struggle to restore normalcy to Puerto Rico, a small group of scientists work against the clock to save more than 1,000 monkeys that could hold clues to some of the biggest mysteries about the human mind.

One of the first places hit by Hurricane Maria was Cayo Santiago, known as Isla de los Monos (Island of Monkeys), in Humacao, an outcropping of 40 acres off the east coast of Puerto Rico which is one of the  most important places in the world for research on how monkeys think, socialize and evolve.

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Project Loon globes deliver LTE internet to Puerto Rico

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Yalixa Rivera Cruz

It is very likely that next week most Puerto Ricans will gain access to the internet from their cell phones once the company Alphabet, through its subsidiary X, completes tests carried out by positioning the Project Loon balloons over Puerto Rico.

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Web page launched to speed aid after Hurricane Maria

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Marga Parés Arroyo

In order to expedite communications during the process of identifying damages and facilitating assistance to people affected by atmospheric phenomena such as Hurricane Maria, the nonprofit organization Caras de Puerto Rico launched a portal that aims to serve as a help tool.

Through a seed fund granted by the People's Bank Foundation, the website www.connectrelief.com was launched to aid in the relief efforts of Puerto Rico and in the Virgin Islands.

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Maria damages 15 plates of the Observatory of Arecibo

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Wilma Maldonado Arrigoitía

Although it is located in one of the highest areas of Arecibo, the hurricane winds of Maria did not cause havoc in the Arecibo Observatory, and as soon as this Friday, scientific activities should be normalized there.

"We had some minor damage ... We were very lucky," said the director of the Observatory's Center for Geospatial Studies, Tony Van Eyken.

 He explained that the telescope platform was not damaged, only an antenna that can be repaired was affected.

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Flora and fauna, the other victims of Hurricane Maria

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El Nuevo Dia

It has been several days since the Hurricane María hit the island. Now the authorities are dedicated to restore services and help gradually begins to arrive. Nevertheless the effects to the flora and the fauna will be the most difficult to restore, since the damages were quite considerable.

Tania Vazquez, Secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources pointed out that the scourge of Hurricane Maria affected the coasts, forests and mangroves of Puerto Rico, especially in Piñones (Loíza).

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Recommendations to separate and avoid the accumulation of garbage

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El Nuevo Dia

The Solid Waste Authority issued a series of recommendations to avoid the garbage accumulation that arises after the impact of a hurricane like Maria, where garbage collection is paralyzed for days or weeks.  

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