Caribbean Islands drought to worsen ahead of dry season

The most severe drought to hit the Caribbean in recent years is expected to worsen despite rains from tropical storms that have replenished some reservoirs. Forecasters say El Nino phenomenon is gathering strength and will continue to warm the tropical Pacific until early next year, which translates into sparse rainfall for this largely parched region as the dry season approaches. "The real concern will come late in the year," said Adrian Trotman, a forecaster with the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology. "We are definitely in a period of relief, but it's quite likely the relief will not be as long-lived as we would like it to be." El Nino has produced a quiet hurricane season, which begins in June and ends in November. Only two of nine named storms having dumped significant rainfall over parts of the Caribbean.

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