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October 6, 2005 - The remnants of Hurricane Stan move over Honduras, causing heavy rainfall. More than 2,475 homes were destroyed and seven people were killed. [7] October 30, 2005 - The outer bands and remnants of Hurricane Beta drop torrential rainfall over Honduras, peaking at 21.82 inches (554 millimeters). An estimated 60,483 people in ...
On the mainland, the hurricane dropped torrential rainfall, and many gauges were washed away in mountainous areas where unofficial rainfall totals were as high as 1900 mm (75 in). The highest official total was 928 mm (36.5 in) at Choluteca in southern Honduras, which was more than half of the annual precipitation average there. The rains ...
Particularly including articles on tsunamis, hurricanes and other storms. "Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System". European Commission and United Nations website initiative. "What the Development Programme of the United Nations (UN) does to reduce the human risks linked to Natural Disasters". United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
In its latest update on Friday afternoon, the hurricane center said the storm was located about 170 miles (270 kilometers) southeast of Belize City and was moving west at 2 mph (4 kph), with ...
The strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in Canada was Hurricane Ginny, which made landfall in October 1963 as a high-end category 2 hurricane with winds of 175 km/h (109 mph). [271] Hurricane Luis produced a 30 m (98 ft) wave in Canadian waters, which is the largest wave recorded from a tropical cyclone on record. [272]
Tropical Storm Sara was a slow-moving tropical cyclone that caused severe flooding in northern Central America in November 2024. The eighteenth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, [1] Sara developed from a disturbance over the central Caribbean Sea associated with a tropical wave.
Wonder of the Seas’ June 30 sailing will now have a Sea Day on Day 5 instead of visiting Roatan, Honduras, and will visit to Nassau, Bahamas, on Day 6, instead of visiting Costa Maya, Mexico.
Why do most hurricanes form in the late summer? Hurricane season peaks on Sept. 10, with the vast majority of the biggest storms — Category 3 or higher — historically appearing within a week ...