The gem, recovered from the Nuestra Señora de Atocha, ended up in the possession of the chicken magnate Frank Perdue. His widow, Mitzi Perdue, is auctioning it to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.
Tag: Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
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Population Growth Is Making Hurricanes More Expensive
The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, which ended this week, was one of the most destructive on record.
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Climate Change Has Some Retirees Rethinking Where to Live
It’s a small yet noticeable shift, experts say — but climate change is causing retirees to start reconsidering moves to disaster-prone dream locales.
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‘Life Brought Me Here.’ Madagascar Adapts to a Changing Climate
Droughts, cyclones and floods have forced the people of Madagascar, a poor country in the southern Indian Ocean, to find new homes, new livelihoods and even new diets.
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NASA Will Try to Launch Moon Rocket After 2 Scrubs and 2 Hurricanes
Sending the Artemis I mission to space has so far eluded the agency, but it’s set to try again in the early hours of Wednesday.