Latest Mexico Headlines
All the headlines from our Mexico Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Mexico Drought Matter of Perspective, Risk
Sep 16 2011 // Perhaps it’s a matter of perspective. If you’re a cattle rancher in New Mexico without enough grass to feed your stock, it’s a drought. If you’re a satellite orbiting a couple of hundred miles away...
Storm Nate Fizzles After Landfall in Gulf of Mexico
Sep 11 2011 // Storm Nate weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday as it moved farther inland across the coffee and sugar growing state of Veracruz, in the Gulf of Mexico. Nate, which could still dump one to two inches of rain over...
Hurricane Center Tracking 3 Atlantic Storms: Katia, Maria and Nate
Sep 8 2011 // It’s a busy time of year for the National Hurricane Center in Miami. The NHC is currently following one hurricane – Katia, and two tropical storms – Maria and Nate. Katia is following the previously forecast...
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Multiple Arsons, Attempted Murder
Sep 7 2011 // Steven Scott Cantrell, of Crane, Texas, pled guilty to hate crime charges stemming from a series of racially-motivated arsons in December 2010, including the arson of a historic African-American church as part of an effort...
Earthquake Hits Rural Colorado, Too
Aug 24 2011 // Virginia’s earthquake isn’t the only notable temblor to hit the United States this week. On Monday the largest earthquake to strike Colorado in almost 40 years shook hundreds of people in the southern part of...
Insurance Pays $55 Million for New Mexico Freeze
Jul 28 2011 // The natural gas shortage and record freezing temperatures that slammed New Mexico in February cost insurance companies $55 million in claims. A memo from the state Public Regulation Commission’s Insurance Division...
Tropical Storm Warning Issued for Texas Coast
Jul 28 2011 // The National Hurricane Center has issued tropical storm warnings and watches for areas along the Texas coast after the formation of Tropical Storm Don just north of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula. As of 10 a.m. on July...
Season’s First Major Storm Threatens Gulf of Mexico, Texas
Jul 27 2011 // The first major Gulf of Mexico storm of the year is brewing over the northwestern Caribbean Sea, with an 80 percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone as it heads northwest to the Texas coast, and posing a threat to...
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Jul 18 2011 // Automotive Repair Market Detail: RoamNet Insurance Marketing Programs’ REPAIR program is available to automotive and automotive parts retail shops working on autos and light trucks and automotive parts stores....
U.S., Mexico Agree to Cross-Border Trucking Program
Jul 18 2011 // Agreements resolving the dispute over long-haul, cross-border trucking services between the United States and Mexico have been signed, according to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. Mexico will lift retaliatory...
Fourth Abuse Suit Filed Against Washington Diocese
Jul 15 2011 // An Oregon man has filed suit in federal court against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yakima, Wash., alleging he was abused as a teen by a former Catholic deacon who later became an Episcopal priest in Mexico. The lawsuit...
Aon Benfield Cat Recap Highlights China Floods; Quakes, Wildfires
Jul 7 2011 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corp., has released the latest edition of its Monthly Cat Recap report, which reviews the natural disaster perils that occurred worldwide during...
AIR Analysis Sees Minimal Damage in Mexico from TS Arlene
Jun 30 2011 // Dr. Tim Doggett, principal scientist at AIR Worldwide, has analyzed the possible impact of Tropical Storm Arlene, and its heavy rainfall in Central Mexico. He indicated that the “greatest threat for heavy rainfall...
TS Arlene Lashes Central Mexico with Heavy Rains
Jun 30 2011 // Large swathes of central Mexico were hit by torrential rains as Arlene, the first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, touched down near coastal sand barrier Cabo Rojo Thursday. Mexican officials advised...
Wildfire Still Threatens Los Alamos Nuclear Facility
Jun 30 2011 // Wildfire is threatening Los Alamos National Laboratory in northern New Mexico, and has burned more than 10,000 acres, local officials report. Although an increase in humidity early Tuesday was a short-term benefit, rounds...
Season’s First Atlantic Storm Powers Toward Mexico
Jun 29 2011 // Arlene, the first tropical storm of the North Atlantic hurricane season, churned through the southwestern Gulf of Mexico Tuesday but looked set to spare Mexico’s oilfields from a direct hit. The storm had maximum...
Wildfires Continue to Plague Arizona, New Mexico
Jun 22 2011 // Fourteen homes have been destroyed in Arizona yesterday, after the Monument Fire burning near Sierra Vista went south into neighborhoods. All told, there are six fires burning in Arizona, and five in New Mexico. As of June...
Hurricane Beatriz Hits Mexico’s Pacific Coast
Jun 21 2011 // Hurricane Beatriz bore down on Mexico’s Pacific coast Tuesday, putting tourist areas and major ports on alert for heavy rainfall and flash floods, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The eye of the hurricane was...
Some evacuees in AZ, NM Return Home From Wildfires
Jun 20 2011 // Some residents evacuated because of wildfires in Arizona and New Mexico were allowed to return to their homes as firefighters battled strong winds and hot weather to try to keep more houses, dry forests and stretches of...
Kidnapping for Ransom: A Fateful International Growth Industry
Jun 20 2011 // A global economy offers enormously rich rewards, along with more than enough dangerous risks. Although accurate statistics are difficult to come by, estimates indicate there are anywhere from 12,500 to 25,000 kidnappings a...
