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Climate change is a global phenomenon characterized by an increase in average temperatures due to emissions of greenhouse gases caused by human activity, leading to changes in climatic patterns.
A hurricane is a tropical storm intense with winds exceeding 119 km/h, formed on warm waters, causing torrential rains, flooding, and destruction.
A volcanic eruption is the expulsion of lava, ash and gas by an active volcano, causing lava flows, glowing clouds, earthquakes, and major environmental impacts.
A flood is a flood of temporary land by waters overflowing, due to torrential rains, flooding of rivers, storms or sea level rise, causing property damage, loss of life and environmental disturbances.
A grassroots movement is a movement of soil, rocks or debris under the effect of gravity, such as landslides, landslides or lava flows, often triggered by rainfall, earthquakes or human activity, causing destruction, loss of life and damage to the environment.
An earthquake is a sudden jerk of the earth's crust caused by the release of energy in the gaps, causing vibration, destruction, tsunamis and potential loss of life, according to its intensity and location.
A tsunami is a series of giant waves triggered by an underwater earthquake, a volcanic eruption or a landslide, causing devastating floods, massive destruction and loss of life in coastal areas.
Climate change is a global phenomenon characterized by an increase in average temperatures due to emissions of greenhouse gases caused by human activity, leading to changes in climatic patterns.
A hurricane is a tropical storm intense with winds exceeding 119 km/h, formed on warm waters, causing torrential rains, flooding, and destruction.
A volcanic eruption is the expulsion of lava, ash and gas by an active volcano, causing lava flows, glowing clouds, earthquakes, and major environmental impacts.
A flood is a flood of temporary land by waters overflowing, due to torrential rains, flooding of rivers, storms or sea level rise, causing property damage, loss of life and environmental disturbances.
A grassroots movement is a movement of soil, rocks or debris under the effect of gravity, such as landslides, landslides or lava flows, often triggered by rainfall, earthquakes or human activity, causing destruction, loss of life and damage to the environment.
An earthquake is a sudden jerk of the earth's crust caused by the release of energy in the gaps, causing vibration, destruction, tsunamis and potential loss of life, according to its intensity and location.
A tsunami is a series of giant waves triggered by an underwater earthquake, a volcanic eruption or a landslide, causing devastating floods, massive destruction and loss of life in coastal areas.
A hazard is a natural event or human, potentially dangerous. A risk is the likelihood that the hazard may cause damage to persons, property or the environment, on the basis of vulnerability and exposure. Thus, the hazard is the potential cause, while the risk includes its likely impacts.
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A few figures
Storms tropical 2024
10 have directly affected the Caribbean sea and the gulf of Mexico. Among these storms, 11 became hurricanes.
863 séïsmes
according to the historical data and the archives of seismic activity. Among these, 5 earthquakes reached a magnitude of 5 or more
This is the number of the active volcanoes in the Caribbean
million people affected by the natural hazards in the Caribbean and Latin America, according to the UNFPA ( Fund United Nations for population)
billion euros : this is the total cost of Hurricane Irma in 2017, according to the National Hurricane Center
The differences in the Caribbean
According to the university of Caen Normandy, if the The caribbean is particularly exposed to the riskthe various territories of the Caribbean are not equal in the face of the risk : some areas are more vulnerable than others.
Mainly composed of islands, the Caribbean is often struck by violent tropical storms, hurricanes and rising tides. The majority of the population living on the coast, it is therefore particularly exposed to natural hazards. (Source : University of Caen Normandy – Atlas Caribbean – "The companies face the risk : the case of the Caribbean ")
The climate change, a phenomenon that is more general in nature, may also have an impact on some natural hazards, such as cyclones that scientists predict an increase in the intensity or even the droughts will be more frequent, with longer dry seasons and wet season shorter.
The recurrence of tropical storms and tidal waves, however, does not to mention the other risks present in the region, including : earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions and floods.
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