Since May 2026 Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and smaller islands including St Lucia, St Vincent, the US Virgin Islands, Grenada and St Kitts have experienced increasingly severe drought conditions, following a wetter-than-normal late winter and early spring (Drought.gov, 23 July, 2026).
Persistent rainfall deficits and near-record temperatures have driven critically low river flows, declining reservoir and groundwater levels, and increasing water shortages (Caribbean National Weekly, 2026). Puerto Rico has introduced water rationing for some residents in addition to agricultural use, while more than 300 brushfires were recorded in July.
In the U.S. Virgin Islands, water shortages are affecting households and farmers, while Jamaica has imposed restrictions on non-essential water use in several parishes as major reservoirs fall to low levels…
Source: World Weather Attribution
World Weather Attribution
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