In Antigua, Climate Change Amplifies Human Destruction

Inter Press Service: Evi Johnson points to the spot where, as a young boy, he and his friends would go swimming at Crabb Hill Beach. But it is not the white sandy beach he knew as a teenager on Antigua's southern coast. Even the once turquoise water has turned brown as a result of the silt, forcing Johnson, now in his 60s, to find a new spot for his regular swim. "I don't know the reason why this is happening. I just know that there used to be a part of the beach there and it is no longer there," he told IPS, adding...

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