Caribbean warned of worsening drought, extreme heat into 2027
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August 25, 2026
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Caribbean countries are being warned to prepare for worsening drought and extreme heat as a rapidly strengthening El Niño threatens to intensify dry conditions across much of the region into 2027.
Climate experts from The University of the West Indies Climate Studies Group Mona (UWI CSGM) and the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) said on Tuesday that the region could face potentially record-breaking heat from as early as March, April or May next year.
The warning comes as August to October marks the peak of the Caribbean Heat Season, with unusually dry conditions already being experienced in parts of the region ahead of the climatological Dry Season, which begins around November.
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