By: Staff Writer November 29, 2024 The World Bank in their Country Climate Development Report for the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) said that OECS countries face through multiple…
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Bahamas debt for nature swap to net $124M in savings
By: Staff Writer November 26, 2024 The Bahamas is the newest country to enter into a “debt for nature swap,” as its Prime Minister, Philip Davis, hails the new “Bahamas…
Caribbean faces new era of drought as climate risks grow
November 12, 2024 ONE OF the biggest challenges of the 21st century will be solving the increasing crisis of water scarcity brought on by the climate crisis. Nearly two-thirds of all…
Hurricane Oscar’s crippling effects
BY: Staff Writer October 22, 2024 As Hurricane Oscar made landfall on Inagua in The Bahamas on Sunday, little did they know before it left on its way to Cuba…
China is leading the way on renewables
By: Staff Writer September 27, 2024 The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) at the Global Renewables Summit during the UN General Assembly in New York yesterday said in their report…
Bahamas PM: “Not business as usual” on climate change
By: Staff Writer September 24, 2024 Bahamas Prime Minister, Philip Davis (KC) encouraged other climate change leaders at Climate Week NYC 2024 to “move past business as usual.” Davis, in…
Possible Tropical Depression Or Storm to hit Cuba, Could Soak Florida, Southeast Coast
By: Staff Writer August 2, 2024 A disturbance tracking through the northern Caribbean islands could form into Tropical Storm Debby as it tracks toward Florida and the Southeast coast with…
Saharan dust is tamping down Hurricanes, for now.
By: Staff Writer July 16, 2024 Saharan dust is blowing into the Atlantic and it is suppressing the development of storms for the time being weather researchers are saying. Also…
Could a volcano in the Caribbean be an awesome geothermal energy source?
July 16, 2024 UK researchers have started investigating a volcano in the Caribbean for its potential to offer a wide range of valuable resources, including zero-carbon emission geothermal energy. The…
CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATURAL DISASTERS KEY DRIVERS OF DISPLACEMENT IN THE CARIBBEAN
July 12, 2024 The urgent and escalating impact of climate change on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) is a leading cause of displacement within the Caribbean Community. This is particularly…
New report says shark meat from LAC still high in demand
By: Staff Writer July 9, 2024 The Asian market has been a steady reason why shark meat and bi-products have been in high demand from the Latin American and Caribbean…
The Central American Gyre killed 12 already- nasty weather
By: Staff Writer June 21, 2024 As the Hurricane Season, 2024 kicks into gear, the Central American Gyre (CAG) has brought on days of torrential downpours in that region and…