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Flash flood impacts of Hurricane Otto and hydrometeorological risk mapping in Costa Rica
(2020-09-17)
Flash floods are one of the most damaging natural hazards in tropics. Seasonal and extraordinary
rainfall recurrently trigger flash floods in Costa Rica. Hurricane Otto was the first reported hurricane
to have ever passed ...
Los accidentes acuáticos alrededor de nuestras costas y su relación con el estado del mar y de la atmósfera
(2017)
Se hace una revisión de los principales fenómenos océano-atmosféricos que pueden producir accidentes acuáticos en nuestras costas, describiendo sus características, propagación y orígenes. Se recopilaron varios casos ...
Landslide risk index map at the municipal scale for Costa Rica
(2021-04-01)
Landslides are a common natural hazard worldwide with greater socioeconomic impacts in developing and tropical countries. In Central America and Costa Rica, this phenomenon is mainly triggered by seismicity and extraordinary ...
El Ni�o 1997-98 and the hydrometeorological variability of Chapala, a shallow tropical lake in Mexico
(2002)
One hundred years chronological water level fluctuations for Chapala Lake, a shallow tropical lake in west Mexico, as well as their relationships with air temperature fluctuations, precipitation and Lerma River discharge ...
El Niño 1997-98 and the hydrometeorological variability of Chapala, a shallow tropical lake in Mexico
(2002)
One hundred years chronological water level fluctuations for Chapala Lake, a shallow tropical lake in west Mexico, as well as their relationships with air temperature fluctuations, precipitation and Lerma River discharge ...
Frequent Disasters in Mexico: hurricanes Pauline and Manuel in Acapulco, GuerreroLos desastres recurrentes en México: El huracán Pauline y la tormenta Manuel en Acapulco, GuerreroOs Desastres Recorrentes no México: o Furacão Pauline e a tormenta Manuel em Acapulco, Guerrero
(Universidad del Rosario / Universidad de Los Andes / Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2017)
Hurricanes and other tropical storms are natural phenomena that attract the interest of people all over the world, especially when they affect coastal communities. Each year, especially during the hurricane season, it is ...
El Niño 1997-98 and the hydrometeorological variability of Chapala, a shallow tropical lake in Mexico
(2002)
The authors examine laypersons' perspectives of illness: the content of causal explanations of diabetes and differences in explanations according to gender. Qualitative research was carried out in Guadalajara, Mexico. A ...
Desastres naturais na região sudeste, associados a eventos climáticos extremos
(Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), 2015-11-19)
The principal natural disasters occurring in the Southeast region are from hydro-meteorological origin and they are associated with extreme weather events that trigger landslides and floods due to the occupation of risk ...
¿Esta Bogotá D.C preparada para el cambio climático? Marco científico-normativo para fomentar la adaptación al cambio climático en la ciudad
(2017-06-29)
Resumen español. La ciudad de Bogotá D.C está expuesta a riesgos asociados a eventos hidrometeorológicos, tales como inundaciones, deslizamientos e incendios forestales. Entre 2001 y 2013, ocurrieron 314 incidentes, ...