Perhaps Hurricane Melissa is not the best example to cite when calling for action to protect the planet from climate change since the Caribbean is a region notoriously prone to extreme weather. But every day, data emerges to confirm that more lives will be lost unless global warming is comprehensively addressed, with one international academic study claiming that rising temperatures are now killing one person a minute around the world. Jamaica’s devastation comes as the world turns its attention to COP30 in Brazil in November.

Perhaps Hurricane Melissa is not the best example to cite when calling for action to protect the planet from climate change since the Caribbean is a region notoriously prone to…

Jamaica contributes barely anything to global carbon emissions, yet has been rocked by devastation that could take it decades to recover from