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Thirsty in paradise: Water crises are a growing problem across the Caribbean islands

  • Written by Farah Nibbs, Assistant Professor of Emergency and Disaster Health Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imagePublic water shortages have left people scrambling for alternatives on many of the islands, including Cuba.Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images

In the popular imagination, the Caribbean is paradise, an exotic place to escape to. But behind the images of balmy beaches and lush hotel grounds lies a crisis, the likes of which its residents have never...

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