Climate change in the Caribbean

In Latin America and the Caribbean, it is expected that 29–32 million people may be affected by the sea level rise because they live below this threshold.

[8] An increase in air and sea surface temperature is predicted to promote the development of stronger tropical cyclone.

Key factors that lead to the development of hurricanes are the warm temperatures of the air and sea surface.

Multiple sources suggest that this increase in strengthening and precipitation in recent hurricanes is due to climate change.

In 2005 in the Caribbean, a rise in the sea surface temperature is thought to have caused widespread coral bleaching.

In the study, the authors reported that the increase in sea surface temperature was due to natural climate variability or human activity.

The coral is also being used as a "natural resource" for the natives to create cement and aggregate because they aren't provided with the same materials as are other countries.

Rising sea levels are expected to cause coastal erosion due to climate change.

In Latin America and the Caribbean, it is expected that 29–32 million people may be affected by the sea level rise because they live below this threshold.

[26] The damages expected from climate change will weaken the economy of the Caribbean as it will target some of the major sources of income, like tourism.

[6] Tourism could be significantly reduced if less tourists travel to the Caribbean because of an increase in the strength and likelihood of hurricanes in the next century.

[24] There are a variety of people that live on the Caribbean islands and they are heavily impacted by the effects of climate change.

In 2019, week of climate action in Latin America and the Caribbean resulted in a declaration in which leaders said that they would act to reduce emissions in the sectors of transportation, energy, urbanism, industry, forest conservation and land use.

[28][29] In Mesoamerica, climate change is one of the main threats to rural Central American farmers, as the region is plagued with frequent droughts, cyclones and the El Niño- Southern-Oscillation.

[30] The lack of available resources in Mesoamerica continues to pose as a barrier to more substantial adaptations, so the changes made are incremental.

[35][36] The Puerto Rico Climate Change Council (PRCCC) noted severe changes in seven categories: air temperature, precipitation, extreme weather events, tropical storms and hurricanes, ocean acidification, sea surface temperatures, and sea level rise.

[37] Climate change also affects Puerto Rico's population, the economy, human health, and the number of people forced to migrate.