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No time to recover: Hurricane Melissa and the Caribbean’s compounding disaster trap as the storms keep coming

No time to recover: Hurricane Melissa and the Caribbean’s compounding disaster trap as the storms keep coming

Melissa was just the latest blow, following close on the heels of Beryl. Many islands today have little time to recover before the next disaster hits.

12.11.2025 2

The Conversation

Farah Nibbs

No time to recover: Hurricane Melissa and the Caribbean’s compounding disaster trap

No time to recover: Hurricane Melissa and the Caribbean’s compounding disaster trap

Melissa was just the latest blow, following close on the heels of Beryl. Many islands today have little time to recover before the next disaster hits.

12.11.2025 4

The Conversation

Farah Nibbs

Colonialism’s Legacy has Left Caribbean Nations Much More Vulnerable to Hurricanes

Long before colonialism brought slavery to the Caribbean, the native islanders saw hurricanes and storms as part of the normal cycle of life. The...

24.10.2024 2

CounterPunch

Farah Nibbs

Colonialism’s legacy has left Caribbean nations much more vulnerable to hurricanes

Long before colonialism brought slavery to the Caribbean, the native islanders saw hurricanes and storms as part of the normal cycle of life. The...

22.10.2024 3

The Conversation

Farah Nibbs