Tag: hurricanes
Community comes through for stranded Jamaican farm workers
The stranded Jamaican apple farm workers in Meaford are either home now or heading there to start rebuilding their lives following the destruction of Hurricane Melissa. After one of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the Atlantic tore a path through the Caribbean in late October, seventeen workers at Grandma Lambe’s in Meaford became stranded. […]
We Are Jamaica And Jamaica Is Us
The storm that hit Jamaica last week was made more powerful by hotter ocean temperatures caused by human activity.
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Are Chicago and the Great Lakes a climate haven? Experts weigh in on shelter from climate change
Far from Gulf Coast hurricanes and California wildfires, Chicagoland seems like a safe place to be in a warming world. But is it? Read the full story by WBBM-TV – […]
Local Florida Governments Sue DeSantis Over Laws That Block Climate Action
Want to guess what it takes for a county commissioner to be threatened with removal from public office in Florida Let it be known that you’re considering measures meant to enhance disaster resilience on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Governor Ron DeSantis — the Republican who led the charge to remove references … [continued]
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It’s Time To Create Respectful National Flood Relocation Planning
Three years ago I wrote about a member of the Jean Charles Choctaw Nation named Theresa “Betty” Billiot. She reminisced about how the area around her Louisiana home was once filled with cattle grazing in pastures, cotton fields, and wild prairie dotted with duck ponds. That strong memory is fleeting, … [continued]
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