Christmas Storm Underlines Caribbean’s Vulnerability

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Sandy Island, Grenadines. Photograph: © SAF – Coastal Care

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The death and destruction caused by a slow-moving, low-level trough bringing intense rainfall in three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries over the Christmas holidays, is a sign that the region has no time to lose in fortifying its resiliance to climate change…

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