A hurricane season that surprised with record storms and notable lulls
Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica, but the US was spared as FEMA faces drastic change.
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Building resilience in the Bahamas
A University of Miami team is designing resilient housing in Grand Bahama as it still recovers from Hurricane Dorian.
Climate disasters will send many countries into a debt spiral – but there’s a way out
Small island nations remain just one storm away from fiscal collapse and unsustainable debt.
4 urgent lessons for Jamaica from Puerto Rico’s troubled hurricane recovery – and how the Jamaican diaspora could help after Melissa
Recovering from one of the Atlantic’s most powerful storms will take months and likely years in some areas.
Hurricane Melissa is a warning – why violent storms are increasingly catching the world off guard
The fingerprints of climate change are visible on many of the factors that made Melissa such a devastating storm.
Powering a sustainable future for Caribbean connectivity
Caribbean countries bear the brunt of climate impacts despite contributing minimally to global emissions
Thirsty in paradise: Water crises are a growing problem across the Caribbean islands
Within the past five years, every island in the region has experienced some sort of water scarcity.
A new plant-based solution may be the next step in preventing beach erosion
Shorelock is biopolymer that enhances the interaction of sand particles with water to resist erosion, provide a more stable coastline.
Studies show that mangroves are an effective and inexpensive defense against rising sea levels
Climate change and the damage from major storms are causing us to fortify our shorelines beyond building seawalls. A new ...