Fwd: Latin America Faces ‘Hydrological Whiplash’ as Climate Risks Mount

[Loretta Lohman]

Web Version | Update preferences | Unsubscribe Thank you for supporting Inside Climate News! We couldn’t do what we do without you. In the 05/18/2026 edition: Latin America Faces ‘Hydrological Whiplash’ as Climate Risks Mount Sea Level Rise and Sunny-Day Flooding Can’t Stop a Building Boom on the Jersey Shore Latin America Faces ‘Hydrological Whiplash’ as Climate Risks Mount A new World Meteorological Organization report estimated 13,000 annual heat-related deaths across 17 countries in the region. By Bob Berwyn If the 2025 climate year in Latin America and the Caribbean showed anything, it was that floodwaters can’t erase long-term drought, that temperatures will continue to soar past livable limits and that once-unprecedented storms are part of the region’s new climate reality. Sea Level Rise and Sunny-Day Flooding Can’t Stop a Building Boom on the Jersey Shore Developers and politicians are looking to the state’s Democratic governor, legislation or the courts for relief from stringent new state regulations limiting construction along the coast. By Emilie Lounsberry ASBURY PARK, N.J.—Million-dollar condos are rising just off the legendary boardwalk here in what used to be a blue-collar shore town where Bruce Springsteen played as a young musician. Copyright © 2026 Inside Climate News, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up on our website, insideclimatenews.org, or because you have expressed interest in similar content. Edit your subscription | unsubscribe Our mailing address is: Inside Climate News 26 Court Street Suite #1617 Brooklyn, NY 11242 Add us to your address book