The problem of climate change is three separate problems: sustainability, resilience, and adaptation.
St. Vincent, St. Lucia and Dominica — three of the world’s smallest countries — are still in shock more than a month after a freak Christmas Eve storm ripped through the Eastern Caribbean, destroying crops, houses and livelihoods in its wake.
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the opening of a Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Vega Baja, today at 9 a.m. This Center will provide one-on-one assistance to homeowners, renters and business owners seeking disaster assistance for losses caused by the heavy rains and flooding on Nov. 12–13, 2012, agency officials said.