Currently en República Dominicana — 22 de agosto: Tormenta Franklin se estaciona en el Mar Caribe, llegará más tarde a RD

El tiempo, currently.

La Tormenta Tropical Franklin se ha estacionado al sur de Santo Domingo, en aguas del Mar Caribe: está ubicado a unos 465 kilómetros de distancia, manteniendo sus vientos máximos sostenidos en 85 km/h.

El Centro Nacional de Huracanes de Miami prevé un desplazamiento en las próximas 24 horas hacia el sur de República Dominicana donde podría hacer contacto entre Barahona y Azua el miércoles en la madrugada.

Mucha atención en el territorio dominicano por los aguaceros intensos que desarrollará el sistema atmosférico desde este martes al mediodía: de acuerdo a los modelos, será en la noche de este martes y la madrugada del miércoles que Franklin toque tierra en RD.

El potencial de fuertes inundaciones estará vigente desde ya hasta el jueves.

— Jean Suriel

What you need to know, currently.

Ecuador has voted 59%-41% to protect its Yasuní UNESCO world biosphere reserve in the Amazon from oil drilling.

According to the ‘yes’ campaign, this is the first time in world history that a country has voted to prohibit oil drilling in order to protect its own biodiversity.

“The Amazon is worth more intact than in pieces, as are its people,” said Antonia Juhasz, a researcher for Human Rights Watch, which supported the ‘yes’ campaign.

According to the Guardian, “the move will keep about 726m barrels of oil underground in the Yasuní National Park, which is also home to the Tagaeri and Taromenane people, two of the world’s last “uncontacted” Indigenous communities living in voluntary isolation.”

The victory comes in the middle of what’s expected to be the hottest year in history and serves as further momentum for protecting the Amazon after deforestation in Brazil has slowed markedly this year under the leadership of the country’s new president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

—Eric Holthaus

What you can do, currently.

The fires in Maui have struck at the heart of Hawaiian heritage, and if you’d like to support survivors, that’s a good place to start.

The fires burned through the capital town of the Kingdom of Hawaii, the ancestral and present home to native Hawaiians on their original unceded lands. One of the buildings destroyed was the Na ‘Aikane o Maui cultural center, a gathering place for the Hawaiian community to organize and celebrate.

If you’d like to help the community rebuild and restore the cultural center, a fund has been established that is accepting donations — specify “donation for Na ‘Aikane” on this Venmo link.