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Tag: Disasters and Emergencies
After Hurricane Melissa, Solar Power Kept the Electricity on for Some Jamaicans
People with rooftop solar panels got their power back almost immediately. The ‘entire neighborhood benefits,’ one resident said.
Leaders at COP30 Climate Summit in Belém Focus on the Rising Toll of Warming
“All we have to do is look outside,” one delegate said. “The sea rises, the coral dies.”
Analysis Finds Global Warming Made Hurricane Melissa More Damaging
Climate change enabled the storm to churn faster and grow more quickly, a rapid analysis found.
The Jamaican Families Torn Apart by Hurricane Melissa
Days after a powerful hurricane made landfall in Jamaica, thousands of residents are now homeless and trying to make sense of how they narrowly survived. The New York Times traveled to the storm’s center in Black River, and found a community destroyed …
In Switzerland, The Alps Are Melting Amid Climate Change, but Villagers Won’t Be Moved
Switzerland is racing to rebuild Blatten, which was crushed by a glacier. It’s a sign of the economic and emotional costs of a warming Europe.
Jamaica Prepared a Financial Fortress for Disaster. Hurricane Melissa Will Test It.
All of Jamaica’s financial defenses — insurance, bonds and credit lines — could be deployed to recover from Hurricane Melissa. Will it be enough?
Jamaica’s Beach Towns and Fishing Villages Brace for Hurricane Melissa
Stranded vacationers on the island, which depends on tourism, used their beds to block their windows in case the powerful storm shattered the glass.
Hurricane Melissa Could Hit as One of Jamaica’s Strongest Storms Ever
Direct landfalls from big hurricanes are rare for Jamaica. Melissa could pummel the island as an “upper-end” Category 4 hurricane, forecasters said.
She Worked on Tsunami Alerts. Then She Was Fired.
“I always wanted to be a public servant and do science for the good of the people,” said Corina Allen, who lost her job at NOAA.