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Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs
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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
A town in southern Haiti mourns its own as it staggers from Hurricane Melissa’s blow
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A town in southern Haiti mourns its own as it staggers from Hurricane Melissa’s blow

PETIT-GOÂVE, Haiti (AP) — Many in Petit-Goâve were asleep when La Digue river began to rise after midnight. By the time residents in the southern coastal town realized what was…
Posted by John McCarthy November 15, 2025
Climate change boosted Hurricane Melissa’s destructive winds and rain, analysis finds
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Climate change boosted Hurricane Melissa’s destructive winds and rain, analysis finds

Human-caused climate change boosted the destructive winds and rain unleashed by Hurricane Melissa and increased the temperatures and humidity that fueled the storm, according to an analysis released Thursday. Melissa was one…
Posted by John McCarthy November 9, 2025
Jamaica struggles to remove debris from Hurricane Melissa as communities remain cut off
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Jamaica struggles to remove debris from Hurricane Melissa as communities remain cut off

KINGSTON (AP) — U.N. officials said Thursday that Hurricane Melissa flung nearly 5 million tons of debris across western Jamaica last week and warned it is preventing crews from delivering aid and…
Posted by John McCarthy November 7, 2025
Deep-sea mining risks disrupting the marine food web, study warns
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Deep-sea mining risks disrupting the marine food web, study warns

Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences for the tiny animals at the core of the vast marine food web — and ultimately affect fisheries and…
Posted by John McCarthy November 6, 2025
Jamaica rushes to prepare for peak tourism season as it digs out from Hurricane Melissa
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Jamaica rushes to prepare for peak tourism season as it digs out from Hurricane Melissa

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica’s peak tourism season is one month away, and officials in the hurricane-ravaged nation are rushing to rebuild from the catastrophic Category 5 storm that shredded the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 5, 2025
Hurricane death toll rises to 43 in Haiti as aid pours in across the northern Caribbean
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Hurricane death toll rises to 43 in Haiti as aid pours in across the northern Caribbean

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government said Tuesday that the death toll from Hurricane Melissa rose to 43, with 13 others still missing. Crews were still trying to reach people in the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 5, 2025

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