Almost everyday now huge storms descend upon Buenos Aires; cool relief from the heat of the days and nights. The thunder growls out the traffic and rain turns some streets into traps for the city’s pushy taxi drivers, their cars lying abandoned with water sometimes almost up to their windows. We’re developing some Porteño habits [...]
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How convenience killed the Ivorians
Three and a half years ago the world awoke to news that an oil tanker carrying 77,000 tons of oil was listing dangerously off the Spanish Coast.
The ship, named the Prestige, was a single hulled tanker which quickly broke up in the rough seas and spilled its cargo of oil all along the Spanish coastline [...]