Mariana Martinez Barba

  • Members of the Vise family walk through the storm surge from Tropical Storm Alberto, Wednesday, June 19, 2024, in Surfside Beach, Texas. They said they needed to get out of their house. ( Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via AP)Environment

    Tropical Storm Alberto—the first named one of the season—leaves 3 dead but also brings hope to a region suffering severe drought

    By Alfredo Pena, Mariana Martinez Barba, and others
  • Woman sits on sea wallEnvironment

    First tropical storm of hurricane season, Alberto, forms in the Gulf of Mexico: ‘People underestimate the power of water’

    By Jamie Stengle, Mariana Martinez Barba, and others