In September 2017 Hurricanes Irma and Maria, both Category five storms, struck the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), Puerto Rico, and several other Caribbean nations in a two-week period. The two hurricanes destroyed infrastructure, housing, public facilities, and the tourist-based economies of many islands. The hurricanes also created mountains of debris––in the USVI, over 580,000 cubic yards of debris were shipped off island in fall 2018.
March 15, 2019
Caribbean: The World’s First Climate-Smart Zone?
Leigh Fletcher
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