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PBS News Hour - Segments

After devastating hurricane, Grenada demands global action on climate change

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

Daily News, News

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Delegates at the U.N. climate summit are frantically trying to strike a deal that would provide as much as $1 trillion per year for developing countries to help them withstand the impact of climate change. No country is watching the talks more closely than Grenada. Hurricane Beryl, energized by warmer waters, caused catastrophic damage there in July. Special correspondent Laura Trevelyan reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

Delegates at the United Nations Climate Summit in Azerbaijan are frantically trying to strike a deal

0:06.5

that would provide as much as $1 trillion per year for developing countries to help them withstand

0:12.5

the impact of climate change. No country is watching the talks more closely than Grenada in the

0:18.2

Eastern Caribbean. In July, Hurricane Barrel, energized by warmer waters,

0:23.2

caused catastrophic damage to Grenada's islands of Karakou and Petit Martinique. Special correspondent

0:29.4

Laura Trevelyan reports now from Karakou on the recovery effort and the preparations for whatever

0:35.3

the future holds. This is the trail of Destruction Hurricane Beryl left across Karakou.

0:42.6

The Category 4 storm made landfall on July 1st with winds of more than 150 miles per hour,

0:49.6

damaging 98% of the island's homes.

0:53.3

The storm caught many in Karakou unawares as it strengthened so rapidly.

0:59.3

This is what's left of the historic Roman Catholic Church.

1:03.1

The parish priest is Father Andrew Barnard.

1:06.3

It's heartbreaking really to see the destruction, total destruction.

1:12.1

Father Andrew took refuge in the sacristy of the church as the storm raged.

1:17.3

After the storm calmed down, I came out and went into the community

1:21.7

to encourage persons who were on the streets, devastated, shocked, bewildered.

1:28.3

It's interesting to see that Christ and Mary and Joseph survived the storm.

1:36.3

Yes, all these had remained intact and I immediately signed myself.

1:48.7

Do you think it's a symbol?

1:50.8

Oh, I'm so sorry, Father.

1:53.1

Is it symbolic?

1:57.7

It's very symbolic.

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