MIAMI —Earth Month may be over – but the work to keep our beaches and waterways clean and free of litter extends year-round, as we work to protect the health and safety of people, wildlife, and marine ecosystems.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – The JN Foundation has announced plans to host a two-day water summit aimed at promoting climate resilience.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) says the transition into the wet season is forecast to increase rainfall amounts in the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Cuba and the Guianas.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua,– Prime Minister Gaston Browne says small island states are faced with the greatest threats due to climate change.
ROSEAU, Dominica– Dominica says it will soon sign a contract for geothermal development on the island.
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent –Scientists monitoring the La Soufriere volcano say several lahars were recorded on Tuesday even as seismic activity has remained low with only a few long-period, hybrid and volcano-tectonic earthquakes having been recorded in recent times.
Miami-Dade County Commissioner Jean Monestime partnered with the Department of Solid Waste Management to host a community cleanup event on April 10 in observance of Earth Day, which is on April 22.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change Pearnel Charles Jr. says Jamaica will begin testing its climate predictive system in June.
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Scientists monitoring the La Soufrière volcano said that white steam could be seen venting near-continuously from several locations on the crater floor, no dome is visible, although a spine could be seen through the clouds.
HAVANA, Cuba, -The Cuban Forest Ranger Corps (CGC), says over 1,000 hectares of land have been damaged by forest fires across the country since the start of the year.
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – One of the scientists monitoring the La Soufriere volcano said Monday that while there has been little seismic activity at the volcano in recent days, “we are not ready to say that the volcano has gone back to sleep as yet”.
RIDGETOWN, Barbados – Government says it is considering having ocean energy technology operational on the island as part of the Barbados National Energy Policy target of 100 per cent renewable energy by 2030.
April 22 is Earth Day and Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) wantsstudents, parents and employeesto learn ways to help keep the planet clean and protect our environment. The District will be presenting students with enriching programs that dive right into this year’s national theme: Restore Our Earth.
