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Climate Extremes Slammed Latin America and the Caribbean Last Year. A New UN Report Details the Impacts and Costs
Some scientists in the region said many of the effects seen today weren’t expected until the second half of the century.
By Bob Berwyn
Extreme climate shocks, intensified by global warming, killed hundreds of people and devastated livelihoods and ecosystems across Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, scientists with the World Meteorological Organization said earlier this week when they released the annual state of the climate report for the region.
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