No time to recover: Hurricane Melissa and the Caribbean’s compounding disaster trap as the storms keep coming
What’s happening is a glimpse of what’s coming for coastal and island communities as climate change accelerates.
Tag: Hurricane Beryl
Powering a sustainable future for Caribbean connectivity
Caribbean countries bear the brunt of climate impacts despite contributing minimally to global emissions
How AI might become the future of hurricane flood forecasting
FIU coastal engineering expert Navid Tahvildari studies how artificial intelligence can be used to predict floods.
No flood gauges, no warning: 99% of US streams are off the radar amid rising flash flood risks
In 2024 alone, floods destroyed homes in over a dozen states and claimed more than 165 lives.
Debt-disaster-debt: Hurricane-damaged islands are being saddled with loans they cannot afford
Hurricane Beryl is a disturbing harbinger of what is to come as global sea-surface temperatures keep rising.
Hurricane Beryl’s rapid intensification and Category 5 winds are alarming
Here’s why more tropical storms are exploding in strength.