Andrés Manuel Obrador

Popocatepetl volcano spews incandescent material as seen from Paso de Cortés on May 23, 2023 in Amecameca, Mexico. Photo: Cristopher Rogel Blanquet (Getty Images)After a week of rumbling eruptions, Popocatépetl volcano is finally slowing down. The central Mexican volcano has been showing signs of activity, releasing smoke and a lot more since May 15. But the eruptions are finally stopping, and the volcano is emitting less ash this week, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said during a Tuesday press conference,…

The Mexican government’s press conference from the Palacio Nacional on Wednesday looked like it was part of a late-night comedy skit. Standing behind a podium with the government seal, an official proudly announced that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador had been named the top streamer in Mexico in the first quarter of 2023. The announcement wasn’t a joke, though.How Does Gerard Pique’s New Twitch Indoor Soccer League Work?López Obrador shocked the streaming world this week when he suddenly popped up in sixth place on…

A bulldozer clears an area of forest that will be the line of the Maya Train in Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, Tuesday, August. 2, 2022. Photo: Eduardo Verdugo (AP)Mexico’s government is building a new train project that could have big economic benefits, but the tracks are going to be laid at the expense of fragile ecosystems and indigenous artifacts, alarming the country’s environmentalists.The train system, which is known as Tren Maya (or Maya Train), will cut through pristine environments that have barely…

Photo: Gladys Vega (Getty Images)Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has asked popular reggaeton singer Bad Bunny, whose legal name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, to perform a free concert in Mexico City after hundreds of fans reportedly purchased fake tickets on Ticketmaster. Fans were told their tickets were not legitimate when they tried to attend his concert last week and were denied entry at the concert gates of the Aztec Stadium.Following his performance, Bad Bunny tweeted, “WOW!!! WHAT A NIGHT!!!…

A huge oilfield in the Gulf of Mexico, which caused a hellish fire in the ocean last year, has been releasing massive amounts of planet-warming methane. Reuters reported last week on satellite data that shows that the Ku-Maloob-Zaap oilfield leaked 44,064 tons of methane into the atmosphere over the course of 24 days in August. That’s the equivalent of 3.7 million tons of carbon dioxide—what 653,106 homes emit by using electricity over the course of one year. Researchers with the European Space Agency found that the…