Hailstorms can be dangerous and costly — pushing insurance premiums up and causing billions of dollars in damages. Scientists are tracking the storms in hopes of better understanding this weather phenomenon.
On the one hand, there are economic forces at work. On the other, there’s a deeper philosophical question about using art as a store of value or investment.
The two neighbors are bound by a 1944 water-sharing treaty. But much of northern Mexico is in the grip of severe drought, and the country has fallen well behind in its water deliveries.