On this edition of Your Call’s Media Roundtable, we discuss how climate change intensified Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica’s most powerful hurricane in 174 years.

Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm has devastated parts of Jamaica, Cuba, and the Bahamas, and affected the Caribbean islands of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, leaving a trail of destruction across in its path.

According to The Guardian, four people were reported dead in Jamaica. In Haiti, 25 people, including 10 children, were killed when flooding caused a river to overflow its banks. In eastern Cuba, authorities evacuated around 735,000 residents from coastal and low-lying areas as the storm approached.

Guest:

Matt Simon , senior writer at Grist covering climate solutions

Resources:

Grist: How Hurricane Melissa got

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