Abstract
The Caribbean islands stretch in an arc from Cuba, south of Florida, to Trinidad and Tobago, north of the South American coast. The islands range in size from 100,000 square kilometers to 100 square kilometers, with populations ranging from ten million to less than ten thousand people. There is a wide range of rainfall in the region, occurring mainly from the Inter-Tropical convergence Zone, Tropical Waves and Hurricanes. There are also extended periods of droughts in the dry season. As a result the islands suffer from droughts as well as floods. These phenomena can have devastating results on the economies of the islands, resulting in extreme hardships for the population as well as forced shifting of population centers. Change of precipitation patterns as a result of Global warming can only worsen the situation. In this paper the author attempts an investigation into the effects of global warming and the resulting impacts in terms of droughts, floods on the Caribbean islands and on coastal areas of continental countries in the Caribbean. Vulnerability and risks are also investigated in terms of these phenomena. (Author)
Narayan, Kailas . E-mail:knarayan@cimh.edu.bb
[1]
- Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology, Bridgetown (BARBADOS)
Citation Formats
Narayan, Kailas . E-mail:knarayan@cimh.edu.bb.
Effects of global warming on floods and droughts in the Caribbean.
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: N. p.,
2004.
Web.
Narayan, Kailas . E-mail:knarayan@cimh.edu.bb.
Effects of global warming on floods and droughts in the Caribbean.
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of.
Narayan, Kailas . E-mail:knarayan@cimh.edu.bb.
2004.
"Effects of global warming on floods and droughts in the Caribbean."
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of.
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title = {Effects of global warming on floods and droughts in the Caribbean}
author = {Narayan, Kailas . E-mail:knarayan@cimh.edu.bb}
abstractNote = {The Caribbean islands stretch in an arc from Cuba, south of Florida, to Trinidad and Tobago, north of the South American coast. The islands range in size from 100,000 square kilometers to 100 square kilometers, with populations ranging from ten million to less than ten thousand people. There is a wide range of rainfall in the region, occurring mainly from the Inter-Tropical convergence Zone, Tropical Waves and Hurricanes. There are also extended periods of droughts in the dry season. As a result the islands suffer from droughts as well as floods. These phenomena can have devastating results on the economies of the islands, resulting in extreme hardships for the population as well as forced shifting of population centers. Change of precipitation patterns as a result of Global warming can only worsen the situation. In this paper the author attempts an investigation into the effects of global warming and the resulting impacts in terms of droughts, floods on the Caribbean islands and on coastal areas of continental countries in the Caribbean. Vulnerability and risks are also investigated in terms of these phenomena. (Author)}
place = {Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of}
year = {2004}
month = {Jul}
}
title = {Effects of global warming on floods and droughts in the Caribbean}
author = {Narayan, Kailas . E-mail:knarayan@cimh.edu.bb}
abstractNote = {The Caribbean islands stretch in an arc from Cuba, south of Florida, to Trinidad and Tobago, north of the South American coast. The islands range in size from 100,000 square kilometers to 100 square kilometers, with populations ranging from ten million to less than ten thousand people. There is a wide range of rainfall in the region, occurring mainly from the Inter-Tropical convergence Zone, Tropical Waves and Hurricanes. There are also extended periods of droughts in the dry season. As a result the islands suffer from droughts as well as floods. These phenomena can have devastating results on the economies of the islands, resulting in extreme hardships for the population as well as forced shifting of population centers. Change of precipitation patterns as a result of Global warming can only worsen the situation. In this paper the author attempts an investigation into the effects of global warming and the resulting impacts in terms of droughts, floods on the Caribbean islands and on coastal areas of continental countries in the Caribbean. Vulnerability and risks are also investigated in terms of these phenomena. (Author)}
place = {Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of}
year = {2004}
month = {Jul}
}