Puerto Rico’s Observatory Is Still Recovering From Hurricane Maria

Puerto Rico’s Observatory Is Still Recovering From Hurricane Maria

As Hurricane Maria approached Puerto Rico in late September 2017, planetary scientist Ed Rivera-Valentin knew he needed to get out. His apartment was near the coast, in Manatí, and some projections had the storm passing directly over. “I knew I couldn’t stay there because something bad was going to happen,” he says. Some people stayed …