Hurricanes and climate justice in the Caribbean with Marjahn Finlayson

Black Earth Podcast

Marjahn is a climate change scientist, educator, and activist. Through her work, she addresses the impacts of severe weather in our changing climate, especially for island nations and communities.

In this moving episode, we speak with Marjahn about how climate change is affecting severe weather in the Caribbean, how social inequality affects the way people are impacted by hurricanes, and what climate justice means for the Caribbean region.

Episode timestamps

01:12 Marjahn’s relationship with nature

02:46 How Earth care is expressed in Bahamian culture

06:20 The impact of climate change on hurricanes

12:04 What climate change is and why it’s causing even more severe weather

17:39 How severe weather affects people and nature

23:28 The injustice of climate financing for Caribbean countries

28:28 How race, anti-blackness and gender shape the way people are impacted by climate change in the Caribbean

40:53 The importance of radical change and inclusivity to build new worlds

45:59 Marjahn’s advice for young black women interested in climate science

48:30 How to support Marjahn’s work

50:30 How to support Black Earth podcast

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Marjahn’s website: https://climateedubahamas.com/

Twitter: @MarjahnF

Instagram: @marjahnf

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