Caribbean meteorological experts say the region is working to strengthen alternative partnerships to shore up resilience in what is expected to be a very active hurricane season.
This comes amid funding cuts to the United States-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) by the Donald Trump administration which has impacted research, analysis, and forecasting for one of the world’s largest weather monitoring agencies.
Describing the decision by the Trump administration as “unfortunate”, Dr David Farrell, principal of the Caribbean Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH), said he has been assured that NOAA will continue to provide services to the region.
However, he said the development has underscored the urgent need for the Caribbean and Latin America, territories particularly vulnerable to hurricanes, to diversify their cooperation with other countries offering similar services.
