Long before colonialism brought slavery to the Caribbean, the native islanders saw hurricanes and storms as part of the normal cycle of life.

YUCCA VALLEY --— Town staff are planning a fun and spooky adventure for Halloween. They will transform the Hi-Desert Nature museum and Yucca Valley Community Center into a friendly fright fest ...

On the larger islands, such as Jamaica and Cuba, the Taino practiced crop selection with storms in mind, preferring to plant root crops such as cassava or yucca with high resistance to damage from ...