Hurricane Flood Hazard Assessment for the Archipelago of San Andres, Providencia and Santa Catalina, Colombia

Hurricane Flood Hazard Assessment for the Archipelago of San Andres, Providencia and Santa Catalina, Colombia

Despite the low occurrence of tropical cyclones at the archipelago of San Andres, Providencia, and Santa Catalina (Colombia), Hurricane Iota in 2020 made evident the area vulnerability to tropical cyclones as major hazards by obliterating 56.4 % of housing, partially destroying the remaining houses...

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Main Authors: Wilmer Rey, Pablo Ruiz-Salcines, Paulo Salles, Claudia P. Urbano-Latorre, Germán Escobar-Olaya, Andrés F. Osorio, Juan Pablo Ramírez, Angélica Cabarcas-Mier, Bismarck Jigena-Antelo, Christian M. Appendini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
tropical cyclones
storm surge
wave setup
runup
Colombian insular Caribbean
Archipelago of San Andres
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.766258/full

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