May 26 Watch 8:54 Ecuador looks to pick up pieces and rebuild after devastating earthquake By PBS News Hour It’s been just over a month since a deadly earthquake devastated Ecuador’s Pacific coast, destroying thousands of buildings and impacting at least a quarter-million people. As the government struggles with recovery costs and moves to rebuild, the disaster has also… Continue watching
Apr 30 Lawmakers call for protected status for Ecuadorians living in U.S. By Michael D. Regan As Ecuador grapples with a lengthy recovery following an earthquake earlier this month, some American politicians and immigration advocacy groups are requesting the Department of Homeland Security use a little-known law to extend the stay of Ecuadorians living in the… Continue reading
Apr 24 One year later, mourning the victims of Nepal’s devastating quake By Michael D. Regan One year after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake flattened sections of Nepal, hundreds of mourners gathered Sunday in the country's capital city of Kathmandu to pay homage to the nearly 9,000 people killed in the catastrophe. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 3:11 The cost of rebuilding after massive Ecuador quake By PBS News Hour Officials in Ecuador say the massive earthquake one week ago today has killed at least 600 people, injured more than 4,500 others and left 25,000 people homeless. Beyond the human cost of the tragedy, Ecuador now faces a struggle to… Continue watching
Apr 22 Quake-stricken Ecuadorians take refuge in the outdoors By Larisa Epatko Ecuadorians faced more aftershocks this week as they continued to comb through the rubble caused by Saturday’s deadly earthquake. “The situation is just terrible,” said an aid worker helping survivors. Continue reading
Apr 22 How well do you know the world: Unseating a president and a passenger By Larisa Epatko In this week’s quiz, see how much you know about what’s going on in the world, including Ecuador’s earthquake, efforts to oust Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and what led to a passenger getting booted from a flight. Continue reading
Apr 17 Hundreds killed in Ecuador’s strongest earthquake in decades By Michael D. Regan The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in nearly 40 years killed at least 235 people on Saturday. Continue reading
Apr 16 Dozens dead in Japan after 7.3-magnitude quake By Michael D. Regan The second deadly earthquake to strike southern Japan this week killed dozens of people in the early morning hours Saturday as emergency workers flocked to scenes of destruction across the Kumamoto Prefecture. Continue reading
Mar 28 Drilling-induced earthquakes may endanger millions in 2016, USGS says By Anna Kuchment, Scientific American Scientists are increasingly confident about the link between earthquakes and oil and gas production, yet regulators are slow to react. Continue reading
Feb 06 Major earthquakes kills at least 26, injures hundreds in Taiwan By Michael D. Regan At least 26 people are dead and more than 100 are missing after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake on Saturday rattled a coastal city in Taiwan. Continue reading