WorldPingIn 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico with maximum sustained winds of 250 kilometers per hour (155 mph).
It devastated communities and infrastructure, was associated with nearly 3,000 deaths and caused tens of billions of dollars in losses.
Research findings and mission results set the evidence base that policy, funding and later discoveries build on.
When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.
Scientists name a new cat species for the first time in over a century
Climate change is making it easier for invasive species to succeed
Sixteen new fungus species found hiding in Thailand's flowers
Extreme rainfall caused by climate change creates uneven risks to farming in China
The original report was published by Phys.org. WorldPing does not claim that reporting — this page summarises and contextualises it.
Read the full report at Phys.orgLiving hubs that keep updating as this story develops.
WorldPingClimate change is increasing the likelihood and intensity of extreme rainfall, putting China's agricultural land at growing risk of flooding, disruption and damage, according to new research led by Dr. Haoyu Hu from the University of Manchester.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org
WorldPingLive Science spoke with Amazon researcher Bernardo Flores about how El Niño could help drive Earth's largest tropical rainforest past a globe-altering tipping point.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Live Science
WorldPingThe world's rivers experienced one of their driest years in more than three decades in 2025, while glaciers continued to retreat and freshwater reserves kept declining, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
The combined toll from the deadly incident now stands at 1,446 people dead and at least 6,669 missing.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
WorldPingResearchers have discovered 16 new species of fungus living unnoticed inside garden flowers and wildflowers across northern Thailand, more than quintupling the number of such fungi known to occur in the country.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org
WorldPingThe South American tiger cat is not one species but five distinct species, a new study finds.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Live Science
WorldPing