Mexico & the Caribbean

FIFA says it's prepared for "climate-related risks" but doesn't appear to have a plan for wildfire smoke, which can be harmful to players and fans.

Cuba’s energy crisis is tumbling into a near-total collapse of the island’s power system, with recent blackouts lasting up to 16 hours a day in some regions as fuel supplies run out. A recent Russian oil shipment will provide temporary relief, while China is gradually reshaping Cuba’s energy future through...

Citing safety and operational requirements, the country's grid operator maintains a baseline of thermal generation, while curtailing renewable energy during peak output.

Solar panels and battery storage systems are powering households across Jamaica, supporting resilience and reducing local dependence on costly imported fossil fuels after Hurricane Melissa downed power poles and utility lines.

Hurricane Melissa left at least dozens dead and caused widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday.

Scientists say that record-breaking marine heatwaves in 2023 and 2024 had lethal global impacts, triggering mass coral bleaching, collapsing fisheries, intensifying storms, and disrupted weather patterns—along with tens of billions in damage.

Ancient Egyptians and Puebloans knew how to harness the wind, rain and sun. Five heat-busting lessons for today’s architects.

Searing heat remains the story of summer across swathes of the northern hemisphere, with the most vulnerable—people who are young, elderly, disabled, poor, displaced, and war-torn—suffering disproportionately.

As extreme heat claims lives around the globe, a growing number of municipalities are appointing chief heat officers (CHOs) to coordinate solutions for their residents.

In Mexico City, residents are watching their taps go dry for hours a day, and the water that flows often comes out dark brown and smells noxious. In Bogotá, reservoir levels are falling just as fast, and the city government has implemented rotating water shutoffs. It’s all due to heat...

Mexico’s new president is a climate scientist who earned a reputation for meticulous attention to detail when she advanced rooftop solar, transit, and bicycle infrastructure as mayor of Mexico City. Now, Claudia Sheinbaum’s pronouncements on the presidential campaign trail suggest a “Frankenstein” energy strategy that promotes gas power plants alongside...

A global conference on Prince Edward Island next week will dig into the unique issues and opportunities facing islands—from counties to full-fledged countries—as they grapple with the impacts of climate change and how to finance and improve local energy systems.

In sweltering Brazil, flooding killed dozens of people, and paralyzed a city of about four million people, taking out five of its six water treatment plants. Voters and politicians in India, amid national elections, are fainting in heat that hit as high as 115°F/46.3°C.

Up to 94% of the energy Puerto Rico consumes—which is 70 times what it generates—is provided by imported fossil fuels, but the island has enough wind and solar potential to exceed its projected annual energy loads through 2050, a new report shows.

As this year’s COP28 summit wound down in Dubai with a first-ever reference to the transition off fossil fuels in the final declaration, delegates and advocates were already turning their gaze back to the tension that always underlies international climate negotiations: Money.