It is the second-most-disaster-prone region in the world. Latin America and the Caribbean is vulnerable to natural events like earthquakes, floods and hurricanes owing to its unique tectonic structure and weather patterns.
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This occurrence is particularly strong in the Caribbean due to the high amounts of humidity and warm air produce near perfect conditions to form these hurricanes, which are measured by the Saffir-Simpson scale and the Power Dispersion Index (PDI).
In the Americas, Dominica's WRI of 27.4 makes it the country with the highest index rank in the region. The island regularly suffers from devastating hurricanes. Hurricane Maria from 2017, for example, caused losses of almost $1 billion or approximately 227 percent of the island's GDP.
Summary: The Caribbean region is exposed to various natural hazards, including hurricanes, floods, landslides, earthquakes, and volcanoes that make the region's ecosystems and inhabitants vulnerable to loss, dislocation, injury, and death.
Rising sea surface temperatures and sea levels, changing rain patterns, acidifying oceans, and intensifying extreme weather events such as hurricanes and droughts are among the main climate change parameters affecting biodiversity in the region.
Beneath The Caribbean (22 Min)The water is clear due to the absence of plankton and suspended particles. Plankton is the base of the food web in all oceans and, because there is little plankton in the tropics, tropical ocean water is nearly sterile in comparison with the fertile waters of the temperate oceans.
The region is extremely vulnerable to the impacts of marine pollution due to the dependence of its people on natural resources in combination with its vast exposed coastlines.