Acropolis in Athens closed as Greece bakes in heatwave
By Ruth Wright with APTN Published on 12/06/2024 – 16:04•Updated 16:35 – EuroNews Tourists have been fainting while queuing to get into the Acropolis. The Acropolis shut its doors to tourists today amidst a heatwave that has seen temperatures soar to 43 degrees celsius. Greece’s most popular tourist attraction, the ancient Acropolis site, shut from 12-5pm today in […]
CYLIP Intern Attends USAID’s Creative Bridges: Connecting Youth through Innovation and Partnerships
CYLIP Intern Aldan St. Omer is currently a full-time intern at CIMH, who is attached to the Office of the Principal and the IT Team. A holder of a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Cave Hill-UWI, Aldan is focused on developing skills he needs to create innovative solutions which positively impact productivity and sustainable […]
‘Climate Change Means I Don’t Have a Village Anymore’
By Conor Spackman, Chris Morrison and Denise O’Connor – BBC Spotlight Sireli McGoon has been living in Bangor for 30 years. He’s settled in Northern Ireland, a stalwart of the city’s rugby club. But the plan was always to retire to the coastal village of Togoru in Fiji where he grew up. That has been thwarted. […]
Historic Drought at the Panama Canal Threatens Global Shipping
Toby Muse for CGTN America and Americas Now The Panama Canal, a crucial artery for global trade, is experiencing one of its worst droughts in history. Toby Muse reports on how the severe reduction in water levels impacts cargo ship crossings, causing significant delays and economic repercussions. Key points include: The hope rests on the […]
The Bridgetown Initiative
As explained and explored by freelance journalist Mike Kirsch for CGTN America and Americas Now Barbados is at the forefront of addressing climate change through the Bridgetown Initiative. This innovative approach aims to tackle the profound impacts of global warming, particularly rising sea levels that threaten the island nation. Mike Kirsch takes us through Barbados’ […]
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – WRITING FOR OUR LIVES
THE CROPPER FOUNDATION You are: a Caribbean national, writing in English and resident in the Caribbean. You write: poetry, fiction, or non-fiction. For: Writing for Our Lives, an anthology of stories illuminating the urgency of the climate crisis for people and communities of Caribbean states marked by their varied yet substantial vulnerabilities. When: Submission deadline […]
‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: can Jamaica adapt to the Caribbean’s increasingly unpredictable weather?
The Guardian by Gladstone Jones In February, a cold front turned into a storm causing millions in damage – and highlighted a new and urgent need for adaptation and mitigation projects. On 5 and 6 February, a combination of heavy rain and tides hit Jamaica’s north coast about 130 miles west of the capital, Kingston. The […]
Caribbean Startups are Turning Excess Seaweed into an Agroecology Solution
by Marlowe Starling on 16 April 2024; Mongabay Series: Agroecology, Oceans In 2015, smelly mats of a brown macroalgae called sargassum piled as high as 1.2 meter (4 feet) on the beaches of Barbados, recalls Joshua Forte. It was the fourth year in what has become an annual nightmare, with an estimated 18,100 kilograms (20 tons) of seaweed inundating […]
What you need to know about the latest outbreak of dengue fever
Health Apr 12, 2024 2:42 PM EDT; PBS HOUR by Laura Santhanam Roughly 4.7 million people have been infected with dengue fever so far in 2024, an explosion of cases centered in Latin America and the Caribbean that experts warn could grow. “We’re seeing a worrisome trend of expansion and increasing circulation of the virus at […]
AI Quickly and Accurately Predicts Major Storms’ Path and Intensity, University of Reading Finds
By ELIZABETH BAKER. April 24, 2024, The University of Reading has released a study that highlights the rapid progress and transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in weather prediction through an analysis of November 2023’s Storm Ciaran. Machine learning in weather prediction According to the researchers, AI can quickly and accurately predict the path and intensity of […]