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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN JAMAICA
A THREAD
A THREAD
Eta originated from a tropical wave in the eastern Caribbean Sea that developed into a tropical depression late on October 31. On November 1, the depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Eta
Jamaica is one of the affected areas and the island is currently experiencing extreme flooding
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https://twitter.com/Zeeking_98/status/1326205115271942147
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https://twitter.com/Zeeking_98/status/1326205115271942147
Flooding in Jamaica is a combined effect of rainfall, topography and lithology. Hurricanes and tropical storms account for approximately 43% of all devastating flood events
READ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292509331_Flooding_in_Jamaica_Causes_and_controls
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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292509331_Flooding_in_Jamaica_Causes_and_controls
Climate change projections for the Caribbean suggest that sea levels will rise by as much as 1.4 m by the end of the century increasing coastal flooding
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https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/605066/11._Settlements_and_Infrastructure_combined.docx.pdf
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https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/605066/11._Settlements_and_Infrastructure_combined.docx.pdf
We’re in a climate crisis
Climate crisis is a term used to describe the threat of global warming, its consequences and the need for urgent climate change mitigation
Climate crisis is a term used to describe the threat of global warming, its consequences and the need for urgent climate change mitigation
The burden of climate change falls unequally on black, brown, indigenous and marginalised groups
How is racial justice and climate justice linked? A case study on the Caribbean by Leon Sealey-Huggins
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To summarise Leon’s research:
- 1.5 increase in world temperature will bring economic hardship, poor health and environmental degradation
- The Caribbean is vulnerable because they don’t have the resources to build resistance due to colonisation
- 1.5 increase in world temperature will bring economic hardship, poor health and environmental degradation
- The Caribbean is vulnerable because they don’t have the resources to build resistance due to colonisation
‘Colonialism and genocide have decimated indigenous peoples around the world, leaving them with insufficient resources to successfully navigate the colonised world or torturing those that opt to stay out of colonised society’ - Yessenia Fuss
It’s been suggested that climate change reparations should be given from countries that have been exploitive of other nations
READ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34401412
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34401412
OTHER FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO FLOODING IN JAMAICA
Pollution
Drains can't channel floodwaters while they are clogged by debris/garbage from human activities. Hence, more focus is required on the practice of proper garbage disposal
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http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/opinion/the-drivers-of-flooding-pollution-and-land-selection_207546
Pollution
Drains can't channel floodwaters while they are clogged by debris/garbage from human activities. Hence, more focus is required on the practice of proper garbage disposal
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http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/opinion/the-drivers-of-flooding-pollution-and-land-selection_207546
HOW RESEARCHERS ARE WORKING TO REDUCE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE IN THE CARIBBEAN
Caribbean Cyclone Cartography: Mapping histories, narratives and futures of hurricane 'resilience' in a changing climate
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Caribbean Cyclone Cartography: Mapping histories, narratives and futures of hurricane 'resilience' in a changing climate
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