Inter Press Service: This past summer Jamaicans sweltered through their third consecutive year of reduced rainfall resulting in wild fires, a crop-killing drought and daily water cuts.
As temperatures exceeded 93.7 F (34.2 Celsius) in several areas, the Meteorological Service urged Jamaicans to "Wake up to the realisation that climate change is already a fact of life." Some of the hottest days on record had been recorded in July with even higher temperatures predicted for August.
With storage running low and an...