Hurricane season in Costa Rica lasts from June to November. The danger of hurricane season comes from heavy rains that accompany the severe weather pattern. This could result in landslides, mudslides, flooding and disruptions to essential services. Landslides and flooding occur mostly in the Atlantic section of the country. Costa Rica has two seasons, rainy and dry. The rainy season occurs from May to November and the dry season from December to April. The excess rain in extremely humid areas or even in dry areas where the soil can't handle the amount of water may cause floods that can devastate crops, destroy houses and even result in deaths. In November of 2010 heavy rains caused landslides that killed 27 people and injured many others. Many roads were flooded or blocked by landslides.
Sources
https://www.costaricantimes.com/risk-for-extreme-weather-in-costa-rica/33732
https://www.twoweeksincostarica.com/weather-costa-rica/
what do they do to mitigate those heavy rains/flooding...do they have anything in place...
ReplyDeleteAlert systems such as radio alerts! Newspaper and text alerts as well as broadcasting potential threats.
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