The maps provide a visual model of eight- to 20-foot flood levels in one-foot increments. The HESCO barriers, recommended by USACE and approved by CBJ on Feb. 3, are expected to be completed by July.

MANILA, Philippines — The labeling of “West Philippine Sea” on Google Maps reflected the “growing acceptance” of the waters as part of the country’s sovereignty, according to the National Maritime ...

Although the first to implement the change, Google Maps is not the only one. Apple Maps and Bing have subsequently also followed suit, with both now displaying the Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America.

Apple Maps now shows the Gulf of America as the name for the large body of water. Bloomberg reported the change would be rolled out to users in the U.S. first before being rolled out globally.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico early Tuesday as the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate New Year's, leaving more than 1.3 million clients in the dark.

Puerto Rico suffered the latest in a string of widespread power outages Tuesday that at one point had nearly 1.3 million businesses or homes — most of the island — in the dark.

There are around 5.8 million people of Puerto Rican origin living in the U.S., according to 2021 census data. Here, a Newsweek map shows the Puerto Rican population in every state.

Torrential downpours blanketed parts of Puerto Rico for much of Wednesday, dumping nearly 10 inches of rain, swelling rivers and flooding roads. In the process, Ernesto knocked out power to about ...

NHC map of the soon-to-be tropical storm's path (main) and a CIRA/NOAA satellite view of the storm system from space. This would become the fifth named storm of the 2024 season.

This political map of the world depicts the extent of territories, both on land and at sea (submerged lands), which are under the control of all independent nations. The map incorporates Exclusive ...

Blanca Canales was a student at the University of Puerto Rico. After she attended a talk by Nationalist Party leader Pedro Albizu Campos, she decided to join the party, in 1931. It can be said ...