A beloved Jamaican beach is succumbing to climate change. It won't be the last

Published Oct 31 2020 at 9:28 PM GMT

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Climate change is eroding beaches all over the Caribbean " even though the region contributes a tiny fraction of the emissions heating the planetSunbathing mothers keep an anxious eye out for children enjoying horseback rides, as groups of young men engage in energetic games of beach football and cricket.
Further along, a boombox blasts as the smell of fresh fish wafts across the shoreline.
For years, this was the scene at the Hellshire Beach in Portmore, St Catherine, on a public holiday or weekend when Jam.