Hurricane John hit the same coastal area of Mexico where Hurricane Otis ravaged Acapulco last year, killing 47 people.
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Stung by past failures to prepare for hurricanes, the Mexican government on Wednesday began evacuating even sea turtle eggs from beaches ahead of Hurricane Beryl, which was expected to arrive early Friday. Given that Mexico did so little to warn or evacuate residents of the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco during Hurricane Otis in October, this time around officials are being extra cautious, digging up recently laid carey sea turtle eggs for fear they could be washed away by the storm surge.
Hurricane John hit the same coastal area of Mexico where Hurricane Otis ravaged Acapulco last year, killing 47 people.
The number of female turtles coming ashore to lay their eggs has dwindled as the summer nesting season draws to a close for them.
More residents who live in the Big Bend region near the coast are taking the warnings of storm surge seriously and evacuating to places inland.
The region has endured two other hurricanes recently, but many more people appeared to be evacuating this time, leaving their small coastal towns...
Tropical Storm Helene was rapidly strengthening in the Caribbean Sea and expected to become a hurricane Wednesday while moving north along Mexico's...
Spurred on by record sea temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico, Tropical Storm Helene this morning mushroomed into a hurricane and is expected to...
Tropical Storm Helene was rapidly strengthening in the Caribbean Sea and expected to become a hurricane Wednesday while moving north along Mexico’s...
Tropical Storm Helene was rapidly strengthening in the Caribbean Sea and expected to become a hurricane Wednesday while moving north along Mexico’s...
Forecasters warn that storm, one of the most powerful to hit the US this year, could create a ‘nightmare’
Emergency responders have resorted to using mule trains to deliver supplies and aid in North Carolina's mountainous western areas, where mudslides and...