We are still in the hurricane season and lightning strike is a possible occurrence that can be deadly. One needs to be especially careful because while floods and hurricanes usually can be predicted, lightning storms often arrive unexpectedly.

According to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA) “no one can totally prevent landslides but you can avoid contributing to their causes.”
The driving force behind all landslides is gravity. A landslide will occur when the gravitational pull increases when weight is added to the rock mass, for example, building on it or when the [...]

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is strengthening its capacity to contribute more significantly to the country’s disaster risk reduction efforts.