Hurricanes on Mesoamerica and the Caribbean, 1904-2009
The extreme climatic events of the Mesoamerican and Caribbean region show that there is a strong correlation (most likely non-linear) between greenhouse gas emissions, temperature increases, increased intensity of hurricanes and the rise in sea levels (IPCC 2007 and Stern 2007). For example, in Mesoamerica and the Caribbean sub-region, there were 36 hurricanes between 2000…
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Produced by:Nieves López Izquierdo (Associate Consultant UNEP/GRID-Arendal)
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Year:01/11/2010
Hurricanes on Mesoamerica and the Caribbean, 1904-2009
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