Priorities for natural disaster risk reduction in Central America

 

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作者: Quesada Román, Adolfo
格式: artículo de revisión
Fecha de Publicación:2023
实物特征:Central America is known for its high risk of disasters due to various physical, economic, and sociocultural factors. The region sits on the following tectonic plates: North America, Cocos, Caribbean, Nazca, and Panama, which results in frequent seismic and volcanic activity, intensified by meteorological events like the Intertropical Convergence, cold fronts, tropical cyclones, El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), and droughts. These events can alter the climate and geomorphology, making the population more vulnerable to disasters such as landslides and floods. Disasters have been increasing in frequency and severity in Central America over the past two decades.
País:Kérwá
机构:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
语言:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/89392
在线阅读:https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000168
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/89392
Palabra clave:SAFETY
NATURAL DISASTERS
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
CENTRAL AMERICA