The Ripple Effect
Hurricane devastation in Puerto Rico leads to a shortage of IV fluid bags on the US mainland.
Edmaris Carazo, a blogger in San Juan, adjusts to life in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.
Also: the destruction in Puerto Rico has a ripple effect on hospitals on the US mainland; reporter Jason Margolis investigates where trickle-down tax policies have been tried and worked outside of America; Jamaica tries to get in on the marijuana market but some farmers worry about being left behind; a conversation with Rainer Weiss, the Nobel Laureate, who detected ripples in the fabric of space and time.
(Image: Hospitals in the US mainland are facing shortages of IV fluids and medicine because of Hurricane Maria's damage to Puerto Rico. Credit: Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)
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Puerto Ricans plan for a Christmas without power
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- Sat 16 Dec 2017 00:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Americas and the Caribbean
- Sat 16 Dec 2017 05:32GMT大象传媒 World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & South Asia
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