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On the Ground News Reports (OGNR, stylised OG.NR) is a citizen journalism news platform that collects, validates and distributes user-generated news in short form (250 words or less) from Jamaica and around the world. Citizen Reporters, along with professional editors provide regular reports from the ground.
In 2005, there were a record breaking 26 storms recorded that caused 26 events of bleaching in 16 of Jamaica's coral reef sites. [17] The hurricanes affected 68 percent of Jamaica's coral reefs and 38 percent of those corals later died. [17] In September 2005, up to 95 percent of Jamaica's corals had bleached, but only 50 percent recovered ...
Pages in category "Environment of Jamaica" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Water supply and sanitation in Jamaica is characterized by high levels of access to an improved water source, while access to adequate sanitation stands at only 80%.This situation affects especially the poor, including the urban poor many of which live in the country's over 595 unplanned squatter settlements in unhealthy and unsanitary environments with a high risk of waterborne disease.
As a result, climate change is expected to lead to changes in the economy, environment and population of the Caribbean. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Temperature rise of 2°C above preindustrial levels can increase the likelihood of extreme hurricane rainfall by four to five times in the Bahamas and three times in Cuba and the Dominican Republic . [ 5 ]
The Environment News Service (ENS), referred to as ENS, is an environmental news agency which provides original late-breaking news reports. First published on January 1, 1990, ENS is based in the United States.
Elizabeth Yeampierre Credit - Courtesy Elizabeth Yeampierre. I n 1996, the New York-based civil rights organization known as UPROSE was struggling. Founded by Puerto Rican activists, the ...
Favorable factors in the system's further development included warm waters of the northwestern Caribbean Sea, low wind shear, and a moist environment. [ 19 ] Late on August 26, at 18:00 UTC, a Hurricane Hunters flight indicated that the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Ida 130 mi (210 km) Southeast of Grand Cayman , Cayman Islands ...