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  2. Climate change in the United States Virgin Islands - Wikipedia

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    Nevertheless, hurricane wind speeds and rainfall rates are likely to increase as the climate continues to warm. Towns, roads, and ports in the U.S. Virgin Islands are vulnerable to the impacts of both winds and water during storms. Greater wind speeds and the resulting damages can make insurance for wind damage more expensive or difficult to ...

  3. Climate Vulnerability Index - Wikipedia

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    The Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI), also referred to as Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI), is a tool that identifies places that are susceptible to floods and heat-related effects of climate change by combining built, social, and ecological elements. [1] [2] It is also described as a systematic tool to rapidly assess climate change ...

  4. Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands - Wikipedia

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    Upon reaching 17 years old, he moved from the then-Danish Virgin Islands to New York City and never returned to the Caribbean. Victor Borge was a long-time resident of Christiansted; Audre Lorde died in Christiansted on November 17, 1992, at the age of 58. She was a famous poet.

  5. IPCC Second Assessment Report - Wikipedia

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    The report was split into four parts: a synthesis to help interpret UNFCCC article 2, The Science of Climate Change (Working Group I), Impacts, Adaptations and Mitigation of Climate Change (WG II), Economic and Social Dimensions of Climate Change (WG III). Each of the last three parts was completed by a separate Working Group (WG), and each has ...

  6. File:Climate Change Performance Index 2021.svg - Wikipedia

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  7. Climate Change Performance Index - Wikipedia

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    The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is a scoring system designed by the German environmental and development organisation Germanwatch e.V. to enhance transparency in international climate politics.

  8. Climate Severity Index - Wikipedia

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    The climate severity index is a ratio between an observed climate indicator and a reference climate indicator. [ 2 ] According to The Canadian Encyclopedia's list and ranking of relevant weather stations, the stations with climate severity index scores lower than 20 points include Penticton , Vancouver and Victoria , all of which are located in ...

  9. Bellevue, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands - Wikipedia

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    Bellevue is a settlement on the island of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands. It is a western suburb of Christiansted. The geographic area is 140 acres of which the majority are forested. Of the 140 acres half 70 acres belong to the Bond family which since 1956 has owned a federally registered Caribbean Mahogany Reforestation Tree ...