Monday, April 6, 2020

Extreme Weather in Barbados

Barbados is an island in the Caribbean and thus has a tropical climate with warm temperatures year-round, slightly cooling in the months of December-June because of the northeastern trade winds. The wet season occurs from July-December causing a slough of natural hazards to occur such as erosion, flooding, landslides, etc. As a tropical island, Barbados is at high risk for heat waves. In the summer of 2019, citizens were warned to be careful of heat stroke and even death, and the country was at risk for forest fires and drought. In order to warn its citizens, Barbados worked with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to learn the risks associated with a heat wave and how to stay safe. As climate change is a worsening issue, Barbados continues to stay informed and prepared for more heat waves and natural hazards.

5 comments:

  1. In my experience tropical areas exhibit extreme weather in various ways year round. Like you stated, typically there is a season of extreme heat and then a season of heavy rain fall. Im glad that Barbados is working to inform their citizens of the risks of heat stroke.

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  2. This is interesting because my country of choice, Costa Rica, experiences winter during the months of May-November and is also tropical. It is so interesting to me how so many places like Barbados and Costa Rica can have so much in common yet experience vastly different weather cycles.

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  3. I didn't know where Barbados was located, but thanks to you, I knew it was a tropical climate or an island in the Caribbean. This topic is quite interesting to me because my home country, Japan, suffers less damage from heat waves. This geology class gives me the knowledge and situation of the countries I don't know and I can get a lot of world knowledge. Thanks for your wonderful posts and I love this class.

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  4. Thank you for your post about Barbados. Countries with tropical climates are interesting to learn about because of the different extreme weather it experiences year round. I am writing about the Bahamas which is near the Caribbean and experiences similar weather hazards

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  5. It was really interesting to see that Barbados is at a high risk for heat waves. In my country Mali we are also very prone to it as well. I believe that it is great that Barbados is working with PAHO in being able to help inform citizens about the dangers of heat waves. Great blog, I found it very informational!

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