{"id":70,"date":"2014-08-20T20:02:17","date_gmt":"2014-08-20T20:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/avirtualdominica.com\/?page_id=70"},"modified":"2018-06-05T12:35:29","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T16:35:29","slug":"nature-climate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.avirtualdominica.com\/learn-about-dominica-2\/nature-climate\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature &#038; Climate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; inner_shadow=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Nature &amp; Climate&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; header_fullscreen=&#8221;off&#8221; header_scroll_down=&#8221;off&#8221; background_url=&#8221;http:\/\/avirtualdominica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/hodges1.jpg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; content_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; image_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_button_one=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_size=&#8221;20&#8243; button_one_border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; button_one_border_radius=&#8221;3&#8243; button_one_letter_spacing=&#8221;0&#8243; button_one_use_icon=&#8221;default&#8221; button_one_icon_placement=&#8221;right&#8221; button_one_on_hover=&#8221;on&#8221; button_one_border_radius_hover=&#8221;3&#8243; button_one_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_button_two=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_size=&#8221;20&#8243; button_two_border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; button_two_border_radius=&#8221;3&#8243; button_two_letter_spacing=&#8221;0&#8243; button_two_use_icon=&#8221;default&#8221; button_two_icon_placement=&#8221;right&#8221; button_two_on_hover=&#8221;on&#8221; button_two_border_radius_hover=&#8221;3&#8243; button_two_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; subhead=&#8221;A look at the building blocks of the island. &#8221; module_class=&#8221;linkdark&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;51px&#8221; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/avirtualdominica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/hodges1.jpg&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo of a beautiful black sand beach on the <a href=\"http:\/\/avirtualdominica.com\/project\/north-east-coast\/\">North east coast<\/a>. 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