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Impact of the urban atmospheric environment on otolaryngologic disease outpatient visits in Lanzhou, China
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Impact of the urban atmospheric environment on otolaryngologic disease outpatient visits in Lanzhou, China

Lanzhou, an industrial city in northwestern China, is prone to air pollution due to its unique valley basin topography. The incidence of otolaryngologic diseases is closely related to the air…
Posted by John McCarthy December 9, 2025
Jamaica secures $6.7 billion from agencies for post-Melissa rebuild
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Jamaica secures $6.7 billion from agencies for post-Melissa rebuild

KINGSTON (Reuters) — Jamaica has secured up to $6.7 billion in support from international agencies to fund reconstruction over the next three years in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. Melissa,…
Posted by John McCarthy December 1, 2025
2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season ends today
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2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season ends today

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season proved to be consequential, even though no hurricanes made landfall in the U.S for the first time since 2015. Three Category 5 hurricanes formed during…
Posted by John McCarthy November 30, 2025
Dominican Republic authorizes more flights for tourists rerouted by Hurricane Melissa
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Dominican Republic authorizes more flights for tourists rerouted by Hurricane Melissa

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The Dominican Republic has authorized the arrival of 800 new flights to accommodate a surge in tourists who were originally planning to vacation in Jamaica and…
Posted by John McCarthy November 28, 2025
Thousands of Cubans struggle without power and water nearly a month after Hurricane Melissa
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Thousands of Cubans struggle without power and water nearly a month after Hurricane Melissa

RIO CAUTO, Cuba (AP) — Thousands of Cubans remain without power, water or proper shelter almost a month after Hurricane Melissa pummeled the island’s eastern region as one of the strongest Atlantic storms in…
Posted by John McCarthy November 26, 2025
Jamaica says 6 dead from infectious disease leptospirosis after Hurricane Melissa
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Jamaica says 6 dead from infectious disease leptospirosis after Hurricane Melissa

KINGSTON — Jamaica is seeing an outbreak of leptospirosis and is urging anyone who is experiencing symptoms from the infectious disease to seek immediate medical care. A serious public health…
Posted by John McCarthy November 25, 2025
Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs

CIENAGA DE ZAPATA, Cuba (Reuters) — Buzz, buzz, slap! This mosquito-ridden lagoon deep in the Zapata Swamp, the Caribbean's largest intact wetland, is ground-zero for a humble but dedicated restoration…
Posted by John McCarthy November 24, 2025
Jamaica reports deadly leptospirosis outbreak after Hurricane Melissa
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Jamaica reports deadly leptospirosis outbreak after Hurricane Melissa

KINGSTON (Reuters) —Jamaica has declared an outbreak of the bacterial disease leptospirosis, suspected of causing six deaths, following the devastation from Hurricane Melissa in late October. The Category 5 hurricane slammed…
Posted by John McCarthy November 23, 2025
FEMA acting chief David Richardson departs after 6 months on the job, officials say
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FEMA acting chief David Richardson departs after 6 months on the job, officials say

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency left his job Monday after just six months, according to the Department of Homeland Security, the latest…
Posted by John McCarthy November 17, 2025
Hurricane Melissa evacuees return to Guantánamo base
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Hurricane Melissa evacuees return to Guantánamo base

GUANTANAMO BAY — Navy families, immigration detention employees and lawyers have been streaming back to the U.S. base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to restart functions that were halted by the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 17, 2025

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