Caribbean be warned! If the already searing heat that has already descended on the region is not only creating a generous measure of discomfort for the citizenry but may also be casting doubt on the extent to which our food production pursuits will measure up to the 25×2025 target, the regional climate monitoring body, Caribbean Climate Body (CariCOF) is predicting what is is being described as “increased heat stress” in the region for at least the duration of October. North Atlantic pressures, CariCOF is warning will persist above normal, “fueling particularly robust tropical storm activity.” Worse, it says that, going forward, “increased heat stress due to higher temperatures, humidity and heat wave frequency” could extend beyond October and into the end of 2023.
