Hurricane Otis ravages Acapulco, Mexico

Hurricane Otis ravages Acapulco, Mexico

Around midnight on October 25, 2023, Acapulco faced its worst nightmare: a Category 5 hurricane that nobody saw coming. Hurricane Otis tore through the coastal city with 165 mph winds, causing $15 billion in damage and crippling the tourism economy. It was one of the most poorly forecast storms in history.

The rise of middle-class poverty in the West

The rise of middle-class poverty in the West

Middle-class poverty is becoming more commonplace after disruptive economic flow-on effects from the COVID-19 global pandemic which lasted from January 2020 until May 2023. During this period, more middle-income families and social groups began to slip into poverty in many countries across the Western world. 

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