![]() ![]() “I hope that we can get support from other developed nations and organisations who value and have an interest in our climate crisis and helping people who’ve been affected.” ![]() Eco-tourism is its main source of income and that infrastructure needs to be rebuilt, she added. In the short-term, she said the islanders need food, water, clothing as they “have nothing” and their homes must be rebuilt. The ones who are most highly affected are the developing ones like Providencia, Nicaragua and Honduras who don’t have the resources to be able to withstand this type of damage.” Natural disasters are just going to become more frequent and more extreme as developed countries continue to emit. “This is all due to huge countries like the US, like Europe, like China, starting back from the industrial revolution emitting greenhouse gases. He worked his whole life to build that house and we are not sure how much of it is still standing.”Īlicia Fernandez’s family home pictured the day before the hurricane (Picture: Alicia Fernandez) He finally finished constructing our house about four years ago and now this. ![]() She added: “My dad came in his twenties to California to make a better life for himself and our family. They’re evacuating everyone to Saint Andres. Every single house on Providencia was affected by the hurricane. She told Climate Home: “There was not one home that was unaffected. Colombian president Ivan Duque said that two people have died and one is missing.Īlicia Fernandez is an environmental advocate and professional in California with many relatives in Providencia. The increasing frequency of these powerful storms is another reason that fighting climate change will be one of my top priorities.īefore hitting Nicaragua on Monday evening and killing at least six people, Hurricane Iota devastated the small Colombian island of Providencia off the Nicaraguan coast with wind speeds up to 160 miles per hour (260kmph). I’m keeping in my prayers all of our friends and neighbors in Hurricane Iota’s path and those impacted by Hurricane Eta across Central America. US president-elect Joe Biden linked climate change to the “increasing frequency of these powerful storms”. It is the first year in which two hurricanes have formed in the Atlantic in November, past the storm season’s peak.Įxperts said rising sea temperatures linked to climate change had contributed to the hurricanes’ strength, along with factors like the La Nina weather phenomenon. This year has brought more storms strong enough to be named than any other since records began. Just weeks after Hurricane Eta devastated swathes of Central America, another fierce hurricane has killed several people and forced thousands of others to flee their homes. ![]()
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