Waves crashing over seafronts, hazardous 160-kilometre-an-hour winds and people scrambling for shelter from storm surges. During the second half of 2017, the Caribbean has been battered on all sides by extreme weather. Hurricane Irma - which ranked as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record - swiftly followed by Jose and Maria, wreaked havoc on the region, underlying the vulnerabilities tropical weather poses to Caribbean economies.
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