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“Engineering can restore dignity and resilience”: How Hurricane Maria inspired new solar model in Puerto Rico

Medellín, Colombia – As Hurricane Maria rampaged through Puerto Rico – the deadliest to hit the island in modern history – Nicole González, a Boricua living in the diaspora, was working on the Mars Rover at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab.  She lost contact with her family in Puerto Rico for two weeks as the island went dark when the Category-4 storm made landfall with winds of up to 249.5 kilometers per hour (155 mph) in September, 2017.  “It was all…
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Latin America Reports broke the news in on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
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