"We had planned to put up tents (in hospital patios), but we were told that could not be safe," said Gede Peterson, director of Les Cayes General Hospital. Global Health The Earthquake In Haiti Left More Injuries Than The Country's Doctors Can HandleĪ hospital in the badly damaged town of Les Cayes was so crowded with patients after the earthquake that many had to lie in patios, corridors, verandas and hallways, but the approaching storm had officials scrambling to relocate them as best they could. Jamaica and southeastern Cuba on Tuesday. Grace's rain and wind raised the threat of mudslides and flash flooding as it slowly passed by southwestern Haiti's Tiburon Peninsula overnight, before heading toward.
The storm arrived on the same day that the country's Civil Protection Agency raised the death toll from the earthquake to 1,419 and the number of injured to 6,000, many of whom have had to wait for medical help lying outside in wilting heat. Grace regained tropical storm status after previously falling to the level of a tropical depression. Port-au-Prince, the capital, also saw heavy rains. LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) - Tropical Storm Grace swept over Haiti with drenching rains just two days after a powerful earthquake battered the impoverished Caribbean nation, adding to the misery of thousands who lost loved ones, suffered injuries or found themselves homeless and forcing overwhelmed hospitals and rescuers to act quickly.Īfter nightfall, heavy rain and strong winds whipped at the country's southwestern area, hit hardest by Saturday's quake, and officials warned that rainfall could reach 15 inches (38 centimeters) in some areas before the storm moved on. 16, 2021, two days after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the southwestern part of the country. As we lose more ice more quickly and see more rapid permafrost melt, we will start seeing the worst climate change predictions come true.Injured people lie in beds outside the Immaculée Conception hospital in Les Cayes, Haiti, Monday, Aug. This, in turn, causes more ice and permafrost to thaw or melt, releasing more methane, causing more melting. When it thaws, that methane is released, increasing the rate of warming. PermafrostĪrctic ice and permafrost-ground that is permanently frozen-store large amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. Wildlife and people are coming into more frequent contact – and often conflict – as wildlife encroach on Arctic communities, looking for refuge as their sea ice habitat disappears. As they are affected, so too are the other species that depend on them, in addition to people. Loss of ice and melting permafrost spells trouble for polar bears, walruses, arctic foxes, snowy owls, reindeer, and many other species. When there’s less sea ice, animals that depend on it for survival must adapt or perish. Imagine more shipwrecks or oil spills like the Exxon-Valdez in areas that are inaccessible to rescue or clean-up crews. These routes will be tempting time-savers, but incredibly dangerous. ShippingĪs ice melts, new shipping routes open up in the Arctic. This instability will continue to mean higher prices for you and growing crises for the world’s most vulnerable. Polar vortexes, increased heat waves, and unpredictability of weather caused by ice loss are already causing significant damage to crops on which global food systems depend.
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