UN Weather Agency Warns of Escalating Climate Extremes Across Caribbean and Latin America

UN Weather Agency Warns of Escalating Climate Extremes Across Caribbean and Latin America

CASTRIES, Saint Lucia , May 19 (IPS) - Faster-than-average sea level rise, intensifying hurricanes, extreme heat and worsening swings between drought and flooding are increasing pressure on Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a new report released Monday, May 18 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

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