Caribbean
Hurricane Melissa Shows Why Everyday Caribbean Workers Need Financial Protection
By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Environmental Communicator, on behalf of Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) When Hurricane Melissa ripped across the Caribbean just a few days ago, it damaged roads and power lines and disrupted the way thousands of people earn a living. In Jamaica, entire sections of St. Elizabeth, the country’s “breadbasket”, were flooded, threatening […]
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Hurricane Melissa, now a Category 5, inches toward Jamaica
By Marco Lopez Hurricane Melissa grew from a tropical storm to a powerful Category 5 hurricane over the weekend. The country has been experiencing impacts from the outer bands since Sunday night. Hurricane Melissa continues its path toward Jamaica, moving slowly west at about 6 km/h (3 mph). It is expected to make landfall on […]
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Small Islands, Big Storms, Our Future:Caribbean Nations’ Fight to Reshape Global Climate Finance
By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Environmental Communicator, on behalf of Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) The familiar shoreline of Hellshire Beach in Jamaica is disappearing. Mario Galbert remembers the beach from his childhood, a stretch of golden sand where people played football, danced at parties, and cooled off in the Caribbean waters. Today, that beach no […]
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Caribbean Nations Need Funding to Recover After Disasters, But Where Is It?!
By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Environmental Communicator, on behalf of Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) Whitney MĂ©linard still remembers the moment Hurricane Maria’s winds tore through Dominica in 2017. As lightning flashed outside her window, she realized the neighboring house had completely vanished. “I questioned, was the house there? Was it further behind? There was not […]
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When the Storm Passes, the Debt Remains – The Caribbean’s Struggle to Rebuild!
By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Environmental Communicator, on behalf of Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) The roof was collapsing. Water poured in from every direction. As Hurricane Beryl’s 150 mph winds tore through Carriacou, Kisha McFarlene huddled with others in a building that was coming apart around them. “I became a pastor during Beryl,” she recalls, […]
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Florida Hunkers Down as Hurricane Milton Approaches
By Marco Lopez BELMOPAN, Wed. Oct. 9, 2024 – Hurricane Milton is expected to bring a large destructive storm surge along portions of the west coast of the Florida Peninsula as it makes landfall on Wednesday night. “If you are in the Storm Surge Warning area, this is an extermely life-Threathening situation. The time to […]
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2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast
By Marco Lopez BELIZE CITY, Belize – June 3, 2024 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts an above-normal 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. Their Climate Prediction Center forecasts an 85% chance of an above-normal season, a 10% chance of near-normal, and a 5% chance of below-normal. A total of 17-25 named storms (winds exceeding […]
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Building a Caribbean-focused Climate Justice Journalism Community
By Britney Nurse “This story is about the importance of climate journalism in the Caribbean in promoting climate justice and informing the public on the perilous effects of climate change” As global citizens, we are fortunate to recognize the power of advocacy. Of shining a light on overlooked issues to rally people worldwide and mobilize […]
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El Niño may suppress hurricane development
In its 10 AM Public Advisory, the National Hurricane Center announced that Tropical Storm Arlene – the first named system for this Atlantic Hurricane season, has weakened into a tropical depression. It is slowly tracking easterly and is expected to continue in that direction until it dissipates. This past Thursday, June 1, marked the official […]
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