The Caribbean is very used to getting hurricanes between June and December. But this year in particular could be especially difficult with even more storms than usual forecast to hit the region. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with climatologist Cédric Van Meerbeeck from Barbados about the factors behind the increasingly powerful storms, and what to expect this year in the region.
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