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Tropical Storm Sara could become a hurricane next week... how concerned should we be?
He compared the potential threat of casualties to that of Hurricane Mitch, a late October 1998 storm that caused more than 11,000 fatalities in Honduras and Nicaragua because of cataclysmic ...
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From Category 1 to hurricane Category 5 - Here's what you need to know about the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale
The deadliest Category 5 hurricane on record was Hurricane Mitch, which killed more than 19,000 people in Central America in 1998. Hurricane categories do save lives. By being aware of the ...
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Hurricane Mitch strikes Honduras in 1998
The experiences of Laura Isabel Baptista, who survived the hurricane, are recounted. Students can use the example of the banana industry to weigh up the pros and cons of an economy that relies so ...
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The effects of Hurricane Mitch on informal settlement in Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Relief workers describe their efforts. Can be used as a case study on the impacts of Hurricane Mitch on an informal settlement in Honduras. List the factors that caused the settlements of ...
The Economist27d
Failure to prepare for climate change is costing Honduras dear
It was far from the most damaging storm to have hit the country; Hurricane Mitch killed 7,000 Hondurans in 1998. But Sara highlights even more starkly the extent to which the governments of ...
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UK assumes presidency of G13 group of donors to the development of Guatemala
The G13 was established in 1999 following Hurricane Mitch. Its objectives since its inception have been to support Guatemala in its efforts to deliver a just and equal society and sustainable ...