Stories by Patrik Jonsson
Patrik Jonsson is a staff writer at the Christian Science Monitor.
As Gustav bears down, the greatest threat is the potential for a 20-foot storm surge that could overtop the region's vast fortifications.
Posted on Aug 31, 2008
Lessons from Hurricane Katrina have been quickly forgotten as developers plan to turn an important wetland in the region's fourth largest city.
Posted on May 21, 2008
Drought-stricken Georgia is eyeing a stretch of the Tennessee River that has long been part of a border feud.
Posted on Feb 15, 2008
With 70 new homes in the devastated Upper Ninth Ward, Musicians' Village -- a neighborhood by musicians, for musicians -- is the city's largest redevelopment project to date.
Posted on Feb 27, 2007
Heists are growing problem for America's farm belt, where artichoke absconders, nut nappers, tree thieves, and even cattle rustlers are stealing commodities at impressive rates.
Posted on Oct 24, 2006
America's first locally produced telenovela, or Latin American soap opera, is poised to offer much more than love affairs and plot twists.
Posted on Dec 27, 2005
