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Unusually warm Atlantic waters created a hurricane that hit early and hit hard. A personal look at the human cost of a changing climate through the eyes of people caught in Hurricane Beryl’s path. Never before has…

By Talya Meyers JULY 24, 2024 11:28 AM In Rio Grande do Sul, the floodwaters rose so quickly that many people were trapped in their houses or on rooftops. One city hospital had to move patients to upper…

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, July 23, 2024. The National Water and Sewerage Authority (NAWASA) of Grenada received US$2,201,833 (EC$5.9 million) following the passage of Hurricane Beryl across the country on July 1, 2024, causing damage to…

| Online here | Driven by their common goal of locust management for resilient agrifood systems, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Argentina's agricultural agency Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria…

Wildfires Ecuador On 18 July 2024, the Ecuador Risk Management Secretariat provided information on the wildfire situation in the country, reporting there are five active wildfires currently. Between 1 January and 18 July 2024, 631 wildfires have affected…

Panama’s government is planning to ramp up deportations of migrants who reach the country irregularly through the Darién Gap at the border between Colombia and Panama. The jungle trek is a highly dangerous route which sees…

1 SUMMARY Tropical Cyclone Beryl was the second named cyclone and the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season. On 3 July, Beryl was a Category 4 hurricane and it passed just south of Haiti with…

1 INTRODUCTION This event briefing describes the impact of rainfall on Barbados, which was associated with a Covered Area Rainfall Event (CARE) on 3 July 2024. The Rainfall Index Loss (RIL) for the Covered Area Rainfall Event…

1 INTRODUCTION This event briefing describes the impact of rainfall on Jamaica, which was associated with a Covered Area Rainfall Event (CARE) starting on 3 July and ending on 7 July 2024. The Rainfall Index Loss (RIL)…

1 SUMMARY Tropical Cyclone Beryl was the second named cyclone and the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season. On 4 July, Beryl weakened from a Category 4 to a Category 3 hurricane, while passing just…