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Costumed dancers participate in the annual West Indian Day Parade on September 3rd, 2018, in Brooklyn. The parade is one of the biggest celebrations of Caribbean culture in North America.

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Viewfinder: Celebrating West Indian Day in New York City

Costumed dancers participate in the annual West Indian Day Parade on September 3rd, 2018, in Brooklyn. The parade is one of the biggest celebrations of Caribbean culture in North America.

Pacific Standard Staff

Banana trees are seen knocked over by the winds of Hurricane Maria, in Corozal, Puerto Rico, on October 2nd, 2017.

Environment

The First Hurricane of the 2018 Season Is Headed for the Caribbean

Hurricane Beryl, currently a Category 1 storm with top wind speeds of 80 miles per hour, is expected to make landfall by late Sunday night.

Kate Wheeling

Solar panels set up by Tesla Industries are seen at a hospital in Vieques, Puerto Rico, on November 27th, 2017.

Environment

Why Renewable Energy Is Essential for the Caribbean

Caribbean countries must transform their energy systems by creating new, greener sources of power.

Masaō Ashtine

Damaged homes in the La Perla neighborhood the day after Hurricane Maria made landfall on September 21st, 2017, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Environment

Hurricane Maria Leaves the Caribbean in Shambles

The third in a string of cataclysmic hurricanes, Maria hit the Caribbean just two weeks after Hurricane Irma devastated the region.

Emily Moon

Environment

Another Devastatingly Strong Hurricane Is Tearing Across the Caribbean

While the hurricane's strength is likely to fluctuate, Maria is expected to pummel Puerto Rico as a Category 4 or 5 storm—the first storm of that strength to hit the island in 85 years.

Kate Wheeling

News in Brief

Could an Invasive Species Save Caribbean Coral Reefs?

Coral ecosystems around the globe are collapsing thanks in large part to human activities. How far should we go to save them?

Kate Wheeling