Land, climate, resources.
As a small island developing state, Antigua and Barbuda faces environmental pressures that are disproportionate to its size. Rising sea levels, estimated by regional monitoring at roughly 1.5 to 2.0 millimeters per year across the Caribbean, are accelerating coastal erosion along beaches that anchor the tourism industry. Combined with storm surge and, in places, unsustainable […]
The twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda lies within the eastern Caribbean’s trade-wind belt. This gives both islands a warm, relatively dry tropical climate compared with many of their more mountainous neighbors. Rainfall is modest and unevenly distributed across the year, a pattern that has long shaped the islands’ agriculture and water supply. Hurricane season, […]
Antigua and Barbuda consists of two main inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, along with the small, uninhabited island of Redonda, all located in the Lesser Antilles chain of the eastern Caribbean. Barbuda lies roughly 30 miles north of Antigua, while Redonda sits about 35 miles southwest. Together the islands form a compact archipelago whose geology […]
Trinidad and Tobago is a two island nation off the northeastern coast of Venezuela, making it the southernmost country in the Caribbean. Trinidad, the larger island, features the Northern Range mountains, central plains, and southern hills, while Tobago is smaller and dominated by the forested Main Ridge. Both islands sit on the South American continental […]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a chain of islands in the Eastern Caribbean, made up of the main island of Saint Vincent and a string of smaller Grenadine islands stretching south toward Grenada. Saint Vincent itself is volcanic and mountainous, dominated by the active volcano La Soufriere, while the Grenadines are smaller, low lying […]
